English

Verb

raise Cain

1. (idiomatic) To cause trouble.

   If those boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight...

2. (idiomatic) To behave in a disruptive manner.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:

     "I seen old Flint in the corner there, behind you; as plain as print, I seen him; and if I get the horrors, I'm a man that has lived rough, and I'll raise Cain."

Translations

Synonyms

• (cause trouble): raise the Devil, raise hob, raise ****
• (behave disruptively): raise the Devil, raise hob, raise ****, raise the roof