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The boys began to raise Cain at the dance and were asked to leave.
raise Cain What does raise Cain mean?
to complain angrily about something, to cause a lot of trouble about something (if you are making trouble then you are raising the spirit of Cain who was cursed by God for killing his brother Abel -
The two boys were raising Cain at the back of the classroom.
raise Cain What does raise Cain mean?
to create a disturbance, to cause trouble
The boys began to raise Cain at the dance and were asked to leave.