raise hell

Meaning

1. to protest angrily, especially in a way that causes trouble for sb

In the movies · 9

• Born to raise hell.O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
• Raising hell? Yan, wait.Wristcutters: A Love Story2007
• Why don't we hit it tonight, Josh? Raise some hell.Tower Heist2011
• Don't let Nurse Godzilla catch you. She'll raise holy hell.The Green Mile1999
• Born and raised in hell on earth.The Dark Knight Rises2012
• Dangerous motherfucker raising hell and if I ever get caught I make bail.Straight Outta Compton2015
• If we go looking for a Russian spy without the FBI or the CIA in on it, it's gonna raise hell.No Way Out1987
• That club of horrified people who raise holy hell about that disease...White Dog1982

From the same entry

• raise a hand against
• raise the bar
• raise your eyebrows
• raise your glass
• raise the roof
• raise spirits
• raise the ante
• make hackles rise
• not lift a finger
• raise your sights
• raise the temperature
• raise to