See raise Cain on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From Cain, the biblical son of Adam and Eve, the first murderer. The expression implies bringing or returning that evil to Earth.",
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"text": "If those boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight.",
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"(idiomatic) To cause trouble or commotion; to behave in a disruptive manner."
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"word": "raise the Devil"
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"word": "raise hob"
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"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "вдигам скандал"
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"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "Ärger machen"
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"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "Streit anzetteln"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "fare il diavolo a quattro"
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"roman": "podnjátʹ šúm",
"sense": "to cause trouble",
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"word": "armar la de san Quintín"
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"sense": "cause trouble",
"word": "raise the Devil"
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{
"sense": "cause trouble",
"word": "raise hob"
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"word": "raise the roof"
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"roman": "vdigam skandal",
"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "вдигам скандал"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "Ärger machen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "Streit anzetteln"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "fare il diavolo a quattro"
},
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"roman": "podnjátʹ šúm",
"sense": "to cause trouble",
"tags": [
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"word": "подня́ть шу́м"
},
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"roman": "bujánitʹ",
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"word": "буя́нить"
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"sense": "to cause trouble",
"word": "armar la de san Quintín"
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"word": "raise Cain"
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