"raise Cain" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-raise Cain.ogg [Australia] Forms: raises Cain [present, singular, third-person], raising Cain [participle, present], raised Cain [participle, past], raised Cain [past]
Etymology: From Cain, the biblical son of Adam and Eve, the first murderer. The expression implies bringing or returning that evil to Earth. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise Cain (third-person singular simple present raises Cain, present participle raising Cain, simple past and past participle raised Cain)
  1. (idiomatic) To cause trouble or commotion; to behave in a disruptive manner. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (cause trouble): raise the Devil, raise hob, raise hell, raise the roof Translations (to cause trouble): вдигам скандал (vdigam skandal) (Bulgarian), Ärger machen (German), Streit anzetteln (German), fare il diavolo a quattro (Italian), подня́ть шу́м (podnjátʹ šúm) [neuter] (Russian), буя́нить (bujánitʹ) [neuter] (Russian), armar la de san Quintín (Spanish)

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          "sense": "to cause trouble",
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          "sense": "to cause trouble",
          "word": "Ärger machen"
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      "sense": "cause trouble",
      "word": "raise hob"
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    {
      "sense": "cause trouble",
      "word": "raise hell"
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    {
      "sense": "cause trouble",
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause trouble",
      "word": "Streit anzetteln"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause trouble",
      "word": "fare il diavolo a quattro"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podnjátʹ šúm",
      "sense": "to cause trouble",
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      ],
      "word": "подня́ть шу́м"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "to cause trouble",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to cause trouble",
      "word": "armar la de san Quintín"
    }
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}

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