1. to be very angry, complain loudly, and make trouble

1. He raised Cain when he realized he had been overcharged.

2. Bob was really raising Cain about the whole matter.

3. Let’s stop raising Cain.

4. The citizens were unhappy with the way the city council was running the government. They mounted a protest and raised Cain at the next city council meeting to let their feelings be known.