make mischief
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But anyone hoping to sign up to get a say in who will be the next prime minister - or to make mischief with the process - is out of luck.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2022
When Mama Frog ordered her son to play nicely on a hillside, he would instead head to the riverbank to make mischief.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2022
The lone ones may snatch red hoods, but they don’t make mischief for its own sake.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
He was a father who arrived home with flair, stepping in from the garage and shouting, “Hello to my little family-amily,” but he also had a look stern enough to make mischief wither.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
He looks as though he could make mischief.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
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