to make mischief

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• make mischief — index mistreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• make mischief — make ˈmischief idiom to do or say sth deliberately to upset other people, or cause trouble between them Main entry: ↑mischiefidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• To make mischief — Mischief Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• make mischief — intentionally cause damage, sabotage; incite, instigate …   English contemporary dictionary

• Mischief — Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mischief rule — Judicial Interpretation Forms …   Wikipedia

• Mischief Makers — This article is about the video game. For the art activist collective, see The Mischief Makers. Mischief Makers Developer(s) Treasure …   Wikipedia

• mischief — mis|chief [ˈmıstʃıf] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: meschief something bad that happens , from mes ( MIS ) + chief head, end ] 1.) [U] bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm ▪ Now run… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mischief — n. 1) to cause, do, make mischief 2) to be up to, get into mischief 3) malicious mischief 4) out of mischief (to stay out of mischief; to keep children out of mischief) 5) full of mischief 6) up to mischief * * * [ mɪstʃɪf] do get into mischief… …   Combinatory dictionary

• mischief — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ criminal (law) … OF MISCHIEF ▪ glint, hint ▪ There was a glint of mischief in her eyes. VERB + MISCHIEF …   Collocations dictionary

• mischief — mis|chief [ mıstʃıf ] noun uncount behavior or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people: be up to/get up to mischief (=do something bad): The boys are always up to some kind of mischief! get into… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English