Raise-cain definition

(idiomatic) To cause trouble.

If those boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight...

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(idiomatic) To behave in a disruptive manner.

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Origin of raise-cain

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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