raise havoc

Idioms  

1. see play havoc.

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Example Sentences

“It’s this small town that I could run around in, raise havoc, without having to worry,” said Payton Gregory, who grew up in Moab.

From Washington Times

“I’m not going to go in there by myself, trying to raise havoc,” Thomas said.

From New York Times

Most leaders in Latin America had regarded the new virus as a faraway problem — one unlikely to raise havoc in the region during the austral summer — until the first case was diagnosed in Brazil in late February.

From New York Times

The new mother of three described daughter Ruby as “a sweet, very calm baby” and son William as “ready to raise havoc” in an interview with People magazine.

From Washington Post

That doesn't mean they can't raise havoc in the Congress and throw the Republicans against the wall.

From Salon