Raise
101raise your game — raise (your) game to make an effort to improve the way that you play a game. They re going to have to raise their game if they want to stay in the Premier Division this season …
102raise game — raise (your) game to make an effort to improve the way that you play a game. They re going to have to raise their game if they want to stay in the Premier Division this season …
103raise your hackles — raise (your) hackles to annoy someone. Jim could raise her hackles quickly, but she enjoyed being with him anyway. Related vocabulary: make your hair stand on end Etymology: based on the literal meaning of hackles (= the hairs on the back of a… …
104raise hackles — raise (your) hackles to annoy someone. Jim could raise her hackles quickly, but she enjoyed being with him anyway. Related vocabulary: make your hair stand on end Etymology: based on the literal meaning of hackles (= the hairs on the back of a… …
105raise (your) hand against (someone) — to fight someone. He was horrified when the situation became so bad that one neighbor could raise a hand against another …
106raise (your) hand against (someone) — raise (your) hand against/to (someone) to hit someone, or to threaten to hit them. I would never raise my hand against a child …
107raise (your) hand to (someone) — raise (your) hand against/to (someone) to hit someone, or to threaten to hit them. I would never raise my hand against a child …
108raise taxes — or tax if a government or other authority raises tax or taxes, it gets money by making people pay a tax to them A government has a duty to raise taxes in order to defend the nation. • See: tax II, 1) …
109raise hell — ► raise hell informal make a noisy disturbance. Main Entry: ↑raise …
110raise the roof — ► raise the roof make a great deal of noise, especially cheering. Main Entry: ↑raise …
