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raise Cain

[raise Cain] {v. phr.}, {slang} To be noisy; cause trouble. * /When John couldn't go on the basketball trip with the team he raised Cain./ * /The children raised Cain […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[raise the roof] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make a lot of noise; be happy and noisy. * /The gang raised the roof with their singing./ 2. To scold loudly. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[kick over the traces] also [jump the traces] {v. phr.} To break the rules; behave badly. * /When their teacher was absent and they had a substitute, the children kicked […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[kick up a fuss] or [kick up a row] or [raise a row] also [kick up a dust] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; make a disturbance. * /When the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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