raise hell
Make big trouble
To raise hell is to cause a loud disturbance or commotion, often through protest or complaint: She raised hell with the landlord until he fixed the plumbing.
It can also mean to behave wildly or recklessly: We used to raise hell on Saturday nights.
The phrase suggests making enough noise that others can't ignore you.
State of utter confusion
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
uproar · commotion · ruckus · tumult · disturbance · fracas · hullabaloo · brouhaha
Open resistance to authority
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurgenceRevolt against established authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
resistance · disobedience · agitation · troublemaking · rabble-rousing · subversion · insurrection · uprising
Boisterous drinking spree
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
- bacchanaliaUninhibited drunken festivity
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- rowdinessNoisy, disorderly behavior
wild night · bender · spree · raucous · raging · cutting loose · blowing off steam · shindig
pandemonium
State of utter confusion
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
turmoil · uproar · commotion · ruckus · tumult · disturbance · fracas · hullabaloo · brouhaha · kerfuffle
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurgenceRevolt against established authority
mutiny · resistance · disobedience · agitation · troublemaking · rabble-rousing · subversion · insurrection · uprising · provocation
carousing
Boisterous drinking spree
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
- bacchanaliaUninhibited drunken festivity
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
rowdiness · wild night · bender · spree · raucous · raging · cutting loose · blowing off steam · shindig · bash
outcry
Loud public protest
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- complaintExpression of discontent
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
demand · challenge · objection · dissent · denounce · condemn · speak out · call out · pushback · backlash
- revelryrevelry, revel, festivity, festivities, celebration
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
- protest sloganssi se puede, enough is enough, rise up, resist, ban the bomb
- releasefree, liberate, let go, unleash, release
raise hellkeep the peace
Prevent discord or conflict
keep quiet · behave oneself · stay calm · lie low · settle down
raise hellstay quiet
Maintain silence
submit · bite one's tongue · hold one's tongue · say nothing · let it go
raise hellfall in line
Comply with expectations
conform · comply · obey · follow the rules · go along
raise, hell, raised, raising, hellish, raises, raiser, hells, hellfire