English / idiom
Raise Cain
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To create a noisy disturbance, cause trouble, or express violent anger
In context
01
The troop of baboons began to raise Cain the instant a prowling leopard approached the watering hole.
02
Environmental activists gathered outside the timber company headquarters to raise Cain about forest destruction.
Synonyms
cause a ruckus,create havoc,raise hell
Antonyms
restore peace,keep calm,placate
Collocations
threaten to raise Cain,ready to raise Cain,raise Cain over