raise the dickens
Example Sentences
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Under the microscope, the bobbypins were found to have sawtooth edges that "raise the dickens with teeth."
From Time Magazine Archive
They’ll raise the dickens if I stay here any longer.
From The Moonlit Way by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
"Them flyin' chunks raise the dickens sometimes," he observed.
From Big Timber A Story of the Northwest by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
"And be thankful you haven't got a man to raise the dickens when the bill comes in."
From Buttered Side Down: Stories by Ferber, Edna
I got rather interested and thought some about going out for the Glee Club, but I knew Mr. Twice would raise the dickens if I didn't play football.
From The Boy Grew Older by Broun, Heywood
