raise hell
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Despite his team's victory, England captain Ben Stokes said people would raise "hell" if the Melbourne pitch had been produced elsewhere in the world.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
It’s not just a ruse for these conspiracy groups to raise money, but also to raise hell.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 18, 2022
If it doesn’t get on track soon, Murray and I are going to raise hell together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2021
I’d always assumed that whenever a situation presented itself where I wasn’t being treated properly by a doctor that I would raise hell.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2021
Happy with his performance, Louie was itching to raise hell.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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