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make mischief



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Idioms and Phrases

Cause trouble, as in Don't listen to her gossip—she's just trying to make mischief . This idiom was first recorded in 1884, but the related noun mischief-maker , a person who causes trouble especially by tale-bearing, dates from about 1700.
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Example Sentences

True, Egypt can make mischief in its region for Israel and the United States.

"Or else a desire to make mischief between you and us," was Knight's calm suggestion.

She was a woman who liked to make mischief, and preferred to leave sorrow rather than joy behind her.

But then all the more reason why she might make mischief without intending it.

"Now, Westenra, if you in this crisis make mischief," began Miss Mullins.

If I don't know it before I leave the room to-night, I'll make mischief.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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