make mischief
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"If he had two options to make a political point, he would always use the one which allowed him to make mischief as well as making the point," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
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
When the United States is distracted or in transition, foreign nations can make mischief.
From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2020
But the empty house, without Gokul Chandra in it to make mischief, became more and more difficult for the old man to live in.
From Mashi and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath
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