raise Cain

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Synonym of raise hell. idiomatic
    — Those damned boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight.

词形变化

raises Cain present,singular,third-person raising Cain participle,present raised Cain participle,past raised Cain past

词源

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.
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