Meaning of raise Cain | Babel Free

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Synonym of raise hell.

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Examples

“Those damned boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight.”

“Why have we every reason to believe that Adam and Eve were both rowdies? Because Eve raised the Old Harry, and they both raised Cain.”

“"I seen old Flint in the corner there, behind you; as plain as print, I seen him; and if I get the horrors, I'm a man that has lived rough, and I'll raise Cain."”

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