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Raise hell   /reɪz hɛl/   Listen
Raise hell

verb
1.
Take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent.  Synonyms: make a stink, raise a stink.





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"Raise hell" Quotes from Famous Books



... distribution of the mail there is much quiet disappointment, which later is very likely to express itself in the tent. Said Reardon today, the silent man of the squad, "I'm going to write a letter home that will raise hell." Bannister, whose wife had missed a day, remarked gravely, "I'll have to say something to her." And Pickle came into the tent mad, savagely remarking, "If I don't get a letter next mail, I'm going ...
— At Plattsburg • Allen French
... of ours are each greater in weight than ten of yours. Yes, and I have seen another with but one blow of his hand raise hell! ...
— The Moon Pool • A. Merritt


Words linked to "Raise hell" :   make a stink, object


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