raise a rumpus

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"Well," continued Xury, "all you have got to do is to raise a rumpus out there, an' awaken the people up stairs."

From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Castlemon, Harry

One hundred thousand such fire-eaters as Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the land, could raise a rumpus which would cause the late unpleasantness to pale into insignificance.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

They sort of partitioned the cage off by itself, and kept close watch on Harry, so he wouldn’t raise a rumpus.

From The Boys of the Wireless by Webster, Frank V.

Let's raise a rumpus an' scare 'em to death!

From On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration by Sinclair, Upton

"And we must be ready to fight, for that man will raise a rumpus."

From Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Standish, Burt L.