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Raising hell   /rˈeɪzɪŋ hɛl/   Listen
Raising hell

noun
1.
Making trouble just for the fun of it.  Synonym: hell raising.






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"Raising hell" Quotes from Famous Books



... proponents of silver were justly or unjustly credited. "Sockless Jerry" Simpson and Mrs. Lease were among them—the Mrs. Lease to whom was ascribed the remark "Kansas had better stop raising corn and begin raising hell!"[2] Benjamin R. Tillman was another—a rough, forceful character, leader of the poor whites and small farmers of South Carolina, organizer of the "wool hats" against the "silk hats" and the "kid gloves"—Governor of the state and later ...
— The United States Since The Civil War • Charles Ramsdell Lingley

... the Slave three weeks from today. I've got to count days if I get back before the freeze-up. And remember this—you are working for Miss Elliston; we've got a big thing if we work it right; we've got MacNair where we want him at last. She thinks he's running in whiskey and raising hell with the Indians north of here. Keep her thinking so; and later, when it comes to a show-down—well, she is not only rich, but she's ...
— The Gun-Brand • James B. Hendryx



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