A more straightforward synonym is to raise hell, an Americanism that dates from the late 1800s and gave rise to the slogan, “Kansas should raise less corn and more hell.”Yet another Americanism from the same period is to raise a ruckus, the noun ruckus possibly derived from rumpus. See...
e.g.he responded with a lift of his eyebrow e.g.fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up Synonym: lift heave increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) e.g.I'll see your raise and double it the amount a salary is increased ...