Question of the Day #592

On the out­side, we raise Cain, agitate, and describe the contours of a just and more democratic future.

From the 9th paragraph of this article at In These Times.

上記の文で、raise Cainの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "raise Cain" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

面倒［騒動］を起こす、（人）に食って掛かる

Answer

According to Lexico:

Create trouble or a commotion.

Etymology/語源

英辞郎によると、

語源】旧約聖書で弟Abelを殺し、最初の殺人者となったことから。

According to The Phrase Finder:

Cain was the first murderer according to scriptural accounts in the Bible - Genesis 4 and in the Qur'an - 5:27-32. The biblical account, from the King James' Version, tells of how Cain and Abel, the two sons of Adam and Eve, bring offerings to God, but only Abel's is accepted. Cain kills Abel in anger and is cursed by God.

Examples

• He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.
• The students raised Cain while the teacher was out.
• I figure she'd raise Cain if we tried to stop her.
• I started raising Cain as soon as I was in college and could do what I wanted, but I mellowed out after I graduated.
• The customer has been raising Cain about the service charge we included on his bill.

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