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stir up trouble

verb as in riot

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I was definitely a little bit of a troublemaker—always trying to stir up trouble.

The ISI is probably helping his campaign behind the scenes to stir up trouble for the others.

The Oslo Freedom Forum, on the other hand, is a European conference of do-gooders conspiring to stir up trouble.

In short, it is a place where the four favorite demoiselles would have plenty of opportunity to stir up trouble.

He wasn't the style of man that I'd care to stir up trouble with, judging from his size and the shape of his head.

Some of the relieved cousins and nephews stayed in town and jumped in to stir up trouble for the new management.

There's a few of them Socialists is delegates—they're for anything to stir up trouble; but nobody pays much attention to them.

Ward and Gillis were both bantam game-cocks, and sometimes would stir up trouble for the very joy of combat.

I don't seem ter do nothin' at this woman-game but jest stir up trouble.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stir up trouble, such as: rampage, arise, debauch, dissipate, fight, and racket.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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