raise Cain
there is nothing wrong with this phrase but be aware of how many such expressions are male-based. Balance their use with female-based expressions, creative expressions of your own, or sex-neutral alternatives: make mischief/a fuss, carry on, lose one's temper, fly off the handle, flare up, run amok, raise a rumpus/a storm/a hue and cry/the devil/hell, castigate, lecture, rail, fulminate, find fault; be boisterous/loud/rowdy/disorderly, disturb the peace. See also sex-linked expressions.
