raise the dickens

You got off d——d lucky to-day; th' next time you raise the dickens along our line we'll pay yore ranch houses a visit in a body an' give you something to think about.

I got rather interested and thought some about going out for the Glee Club, but I knew Mr. Twice would raise the dickens if I didn't play football.

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

Under the microscope, the bobbypins were found to have sawtooth edges that "raise the dickens with teeth."

They’ll raise the dickens if I stay here any longer.