raise Cain

Meaning

Verb

To cause trouble or commotion; to behave in a disruptive manner.

Related

Similar words

raise the Devil, raise hob, raise hell, raise the roof

Origin

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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