raise a rumpus
Example Sentences
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My wife would raise a rumpus if I brought you along.
From The Rise of David Levinsky by Cahan, Abraham
He’d be liable to raise a rumpus, he would.”
From The Peace of Roaring River by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
She just got to the place where it's her time to spill brine, and raise a rumpus about something, and aisy brathin' would start her.
From At the Foot of the Rainbow by Stratton-Porter, Gene
Let's raise a rumpus an' scare 'em to death!
From On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration by Sinclair, Upton
They sort of partitioned the cage off by itself, and kept close watch on Harry, so he wouldn’t raise a rumpus.
From The Boys of the Wireless by Webster, Frank V.
