raise hob

verb

raise hob

verb

Etymology A minced oath for raise hell.

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Informal Synonym of raise hell.

"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.1916, “The Judge”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 71:

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