raise the devil

Definition of raise the devil - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

chaos

cause trouble or chaos

The kids raised the devil in the classroom when the teacher left.

stir up trouble

supernatural

Dated

summon a supernatural being

Dated

The old legend says you can raise the devil with a special chant.

conjure

evoke

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Expressions with raise

raise spirits

make someone feel happier or more cheerful

The music helped raise spirits after the long day.

raise up

lift something to a higher position

He raised up the flagpole.

raise eyebrows

lift one's eyebrows as a gesture

She raised her eyebrows in disbelief.

raise heck

cause trouble or create a disturbance

The kids were told not to raise heck in the library.

raise one's head

lift your head up

She raised her head to look at the sky.

raise a flag

hoist a flag on a pole

They raise a flag every morning at the camp.

Expressions with devil

little devil

small representation or embodiment of a devil

The statue was a little devil with horns.

crafty devil

person who is clever and deceitful

He is such a crafty devil, always finding ways to trick people.

devil horns

decorative objects shaped like horns

The costume included red devil horns on a headband.

lucky devil

person with exceptionally good fortune

He won the lottery again, the lucky devil!

better the devil you know

exp.

prefer dealing with known problems than unknown ones

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

go to the devil

tell someone to go away, often with anger or annoyance

He told me to go to the devil when I asked again.

beat the devil out of

hit or punish someone very severely

The bully beat the devil out of him after school.

full of the devil

adj.

very lively, mischievous, sometimes hard to control

The kids were full of the devil at the party.

be a devil

encourage someone to take a risk

Go on, be a devil and try the spicy dish.

devil in disguise

person who seems good but is actually bad

She seemed nice, but she was a devil in disguise.

Examples of raise the devil in a sentence

He raised the devil when he found out the news.
Some believe they can raise the devil with a ritual.
He tried to raise the devil using an ancient book.

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French:semer le chaos, invoquer le diable, ...
German:Ärger machen, den Teufel heraufbeschwören, ...
Italian:fare il diavolo a quattro, evocare il diavolo, ...
Spanish:armar un lío, invocar al diablo, ...
Portuguese:provocar tumulto, invocar o diabo, ...
Chinese:惹麻烦, 召唤恶魔, ...
Japanese:騒ぎを起こす, 悪魔を呼び出す, ...
Arabic:أَثَارَ الفَوْضَى, اِسْتَدْعَى الشَّيْطَانَ, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת שָׁמוֹת, לְזַמֵּן יֵשׁוּת עַל־טִבְעִית, ...
Russian:устроить переполох, вызвать дьявола, ...
Ukrainian:вчинити безлад, викликати диявола, ...
Hindi:उपद्रव करना, शैतान को बुलाना, ...
Bengali:ঝামেলা করা, শয়তানকে জাগানো, ...
Catalan:causar problemes, invocar el diable, ...
Czech:ztropit povyk, vyvolat, ...
Danish:skabe problemer, påkalde djævelen, ...
Dutch:herrie schoppen, de duivel oproepen, ...
Greek:προκαλώ φασαρία, καλέσω τον διάβολο, ...
Hungarian:felfordulást csinálni, megidézni, ...
Khmer:បង្ករឿង, កោះហៅអារក្ស, ...
Korean:소란을 피우다, 악마를 소환하다, ...
Persian:شلوغ کردن, احضار کردن شیطان, ...
Polish:robić zamieszanie, przywołać diabła, ...
Portuguese (BR):causar confusão, invocar o diabo, ...
Romanian:a face scandal, a invoca diavolul, ...
Swedish:ställa till med bråk, framkalla djävulen, ...
Thai:ก่อความวุ่นวาย, เรียกปีศาจ, ...
Turkish:ortamı karıştırmak, şeytanı çağırmak, ...
Vietnamese:gây rối, triệu hồi quỷ dữ, ...

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