raise hob

English

Verb

raise hob (third-person singular simple present raises hob, present participle raising hob, simple past and past participle raised hob)

1. (informal) To cause trouble or disorder.
   • 1916, “The Judge”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 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

• “raise hob”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.