- raise hob
- See: RAISE THE DEVIL.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
raise hob
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raise\ hob — • raise the devil • raise heck • raise hob • raise Ned v. phr. informal To make trouble; start a fight or an argument. Mr. Black raised heck when he saw the dented fender. He blamed the other driver. Some teenage boys raised the devil in town on… … Словарь американских идиом
raise hob — phrasal 1. : to play hob usually used with with the war … raised hob with international trade Harper s 2. a. : to show extreme irritation or wrath his … wife was getting on his nerves and he was raising unaccountable hob … Useful english dictionary
raise hob — See: RAISE THE DEVIL … Dictionary of American idioms
raise hob — idi to behave disruptively … From formal English to slang
play (or raise) hob — N. Amer. cause mischief. → hob … English new terms dictionary
hob — hob1 [häb] n. [? var. of HUB] 1. a projecting ledge at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping a kettle, saucepan, etc. warm 2. a peg used as a target in quoits, etc. 3. a device for cutting teeth in a gear blank, etc. hob2 [häb] n. [ME … English World dictionary
raise\ heck — • raise the devil • raise heck • raise hob • raise Ned v. phr. informal To make trouble; start a fight or an argument. Mr. Black raised heck when he saw the dented fender. He blamed the other driver. Some teenage boys raised the devil in town on… … Словарь американских идиом
raise\ Ned — • raise the devil • raise heck • raise hob • raise Ned v. phr. informal To make trouble; start a fight or an argument. Mr. Black raised heck when he saw the dented fender. He blamed the other driver. Some teenage boys raised the devil in town on… … Словарь американских идиом
raise\ the\ devil — • raise the devil • raise heck • raise hob • raise Ned v. phr. informal To make trouble; start a fight or an argument. Mr. Black raised heck when he saw the dented fender. He blamed the other driver. Some teenage boys raised the devil in town on… … Словарь американских идиом
hob — hob1 hobber, n. /hob/, n., v., hobbed, hobbing. n. 1. a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm. 2. a rounded peg or pin used as a target in quoits and similar games. 3. a game in which such a peg is… … Universalium
