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

“D’you remember the prophecy I made the day you took your office—that you would raise the dickens in this old town?”

From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.

Suppose they thought if they had it any closer to the car the children might raise the dickens by playing with it.”

From Panther Eye by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

"But won't they raise the dickens when the breakup comes?"

From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur

"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