raise the devil
Example Sentences
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When an irate subscriber comes up to the counter to raise the devil about something, Tomas arches his back and rubs up against the fellow's shoulder, purring amiably.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I have friends in the Yacht Club who would raise the devil if I made a mistake."
From Time Magazine Archive
He got up "to raise the devil with the dog," found his house in flames.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It takes these youngsters to rush in and raise the devil where there's no necessity for anything to happen if just a modicum of common sense had been used," growled Peter.
From Her Father's Daughter by Stratton-Porter, Gene
He noted that Larralde was poor and ambitious - qualities that often raise the devil in a human heart when fate brings them there together.
From In Kedar's Tents by Merriman, Henry Seton
