[raise] hell
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to complain about or object to something angrily and loudly
- Farrell raises hell if you don't sign the attendance book before school.
- He raised hell with polluters.
- The workers threatened to raise hell if their demands for better pay and working conditions weren't met.
- When the news of the company's unethical practices broke, customers started to raise hell on social media.
- Parents raised hell at the school board meeting over the proposed budget cuts to arts programs.
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