raise a ruckus
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: to get upset and complain very loudly
He raised a ruckus over the cost of the repairs.
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Families, foreign governments or the media raise a ruckus.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Might some pesky patriot raise a ruckus about such access?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2024
At the time, Griner’s Mercury teammates were following the lead of her advisers, who had decided to stay low-key and not raise a ruckus that might draw Putin’s ire.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 8 July 2022
Paul Colson was ready to raise a ruckus — and risk arrest — if Canadian border officials denied him entry on his drive home to the Northwest Angle on Tuesday.
—Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
Now traffic is going to be a nightmare, and when the noise increases, residents are going to raise a ruckus.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Might some pesky patriot raise a ruckus about such access?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2024
At the time, Griner’s Mercury teammates were following the lead of her advisers, who had decided to stay low-key and not raise a ruckus that might draw Putin’s ire.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 8 July 2022
Paul Colson was ready to raise a ruckus — and risk arrest — if Canadian border officials denied him entry on his drive home to the Northwest Angle on Tuesday.
—Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
Now traffic is going to be a nightmare, and when the noise increases, residents are going to raise a ruckus.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
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“Raise a ruckus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%20a%20ruckus. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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