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hell-raising?

 
 
Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2009 06:22 pm
Hell-raising = raised in a hell-like family?
Context:
She was a beautiful, high-spirited widow. He was a handsome, hell-raising, twice-divorced man from Hot Springs. (My Life by Clinton)
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Robert Gentel
 
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Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2009 06:54 pm
@oristarA,
To "raise hell" means to cause disturbances or problems.
oristarA
 
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Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2009 07:10 pm
@Robert Gentel,
Like drinking too much alcohol?
Thanks for replying
Setanta
 
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Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2009 11:00 pm
@oristarA,
Frequently the epithet "hell raiser" does pointedly refer to someone who is a heavy drinker--but that is not the exclusive meaning. In general, whether the person referred to drinks or not, it means someone who causes trouble by the way he or she likes to have fun.
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JTT
 
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Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2009 11:17 pm
@oristarA,
2 3 4 Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

If you dont like what you got, why dont you change it?
If your world is all screwed up, then rearrange it?

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

If you dont like what you see, why dont you fight it?
If you know there's something wrong why dont you right it?

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

In the end it comes down to your thinking
And there's really nobody to blame
When it feels like your ship is sinking
And you're too tired to play the game

Nobody's going to help you
You've just gotta stand up alone
And dig in your heels and see how it feels
To Raise a little Hell of your own

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roqoA08QdbA


Lyrics: Trooper - Raise a little hell

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

If you dont like what you've got, why dont you change it?
If your world is all screwed up, rearrange it!

Oh ohoh

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!

Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
oristarA
 
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Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2009 11:28 pm
@JTT,
Indeed you've raised a little hell, JTT.
My eye got hurt by your hell-raising lyric. Smile
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RStella
 
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Reply Mon 7 Jun, 2010 07:40 am
@oristarA,
A hell raiser means a troublemaker.
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