raise-cain

Verb

(idiomatic) To cause trouble.
If those boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight...
(idiomatic) To behave in a disruptive manner.

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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