raise the devil
Example Sentences
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"I have friends in the Yacht Club who would raise the devil if I made a mistake."
From Time Magazine Archive
When an irate subscriber comes up to the counter to raise the devil about something, Tomas arches his back and rubs up against the fellow's shoulder, purring amiably.
From Time Magazine Archive
He got up "to raise the devil with the dog," found his house in flames.
From Time Magazine Archive
But," he added, "if these necromantic vassals of hell shall raise the devil upon, me, what shall I do then?
From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Scott, Walter, Sir
He noted that Larralde was poor and ambitious - qualities that often raise the devil in a human heart when fate brings them there together.
From In Kedar's Tents by Merriman, Henry Seton
