Slang Dictionary
raise hell definition
- tv.
to make a lot of trouble; to go on a rampage. : Stop raising hell so much of the time!
- tv.
to go on a drinking spree and get drunk. : Let's go out and really raise hell.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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raise the devil (with (so)) definition
and raise hell (with (so))
- tv.
to confront someone and complain or scold. : I really raised the devil with my brother for being late. , She's raising hell again. What's it this time?
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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raise the devil (with (sth)) definition
and raise hell (with (sth))
- tv.
to cause trouble with something. : That idea raises hell with my plan.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
raise hell
see under raise Cain.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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