raise Cain

raise Cain

Meaning

Behave in a rowdy or disruptive way

Examples

He’ll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What does the idiom ‘raise Cain’ mean?

The idiom raise Cain means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”

How do you use ‘raise Cain’ in a sentence?

Example usage of idiom ‘raise Cain’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.

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