raise hob

English

Verb

(informal) To cause trouble or disorder.
- 1916, “The Judge”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, volume 71:
  "This paper says that the decision of an Illinois court may invalidate thousands of marriages. Why, that will raise hob!" / Raise hob? Well, I should say! If our marriages aren't legal, our divorces aren't, either.

References

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