English Explanatory Dictionary

raise Cain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

Synonym of raise hell.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

raise Cain raises Cain raising Cain raised Cain

Etymology

From Cain, the biblical son of Adam and Eve, the first murderer. The expression implies raising him from the dead and thus bringing or returning that evil to Earth.

Synonyms

raise hell

Related words

raise cane

← raise a hand
← raise a stink
← raise an eyebrow
← raise borer
← raise borers

raise cane →
raise eyebrows →
raise flags →
raise from the dead →
raise hell →

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