raise the devil
Example Sentences
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He got up "to raise the devil with the dog," found his house in flames.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Now raise the devil with somebody else about the virtue of sound service and clean clothes.
From The Guarded Heights by Camp, Wadsworth
“Your reverence needn't raise the devil to ask who I am,” says Colonel Esmond.
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George
