Definition of raising hell

raise hell

to cause trouble.

Citation from "Mother Tucker", Modern Family (TV, 2010), Season 2 Episode 9 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Nov 28 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 28 2010.
to be angry about something.

Citation from "Never Let Me Go", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 22 2013.

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Other terms relating to 'hell':
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
an ice cube's chance in hell	Definitions include: no chance.
as all hell	Definitions include: to a great extent.
as hell	Definitions include: to a great extent.
be a cold day in hell when	Definitions include: never.
beat all to hell	Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
beat the hell out of	Definitions include: to violently beat.
BFH	Definitions include: acronym for "bitch from hell".
bloody hell	Definitions include: general exclamation.
blow to hell	Definitions include: to kill or destroy.
BOFH	Definitions include: acronym for "bastard operator from hell".
CAH	Definitions include: Origin: The Fly Girls.
come hell or high water	Definitions include: no matter what.
damn to hell	Definitions include: to curse.
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Other terms relating to 'raise':
raise	Definitions include: to leave.
raise eyebrows	Definitions include: to be suspicious.
raise holy hell	Definitions include: variant of raise hell.
raise (one's) skirt	Definitions include: to interest or excite a person.
raise the bar	Definitions include: to set a more impressive precedent or record.
*raise the bullsht flag**	Definitions include: to declare a statement untrue; see also bullshit
raise the roof	Definitions include: to "pump it up," get loud, get excited, etc.
raise up	Definitions include: to leave.

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