raise from the dead

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raise someone from the dead

Fig. to bring a dead person back to life. (When used figuratively, usually refers to something very bad or offensive.) How great are your magic powers? Can you raise people from the dead? They say her singing could raise people from the dead.

See also: dead, raise

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WHO did Jesus raise from the dead in the New Testament? WHO did Jesus raise; TIME OUT by The Journal (Newcastle, England) THE production team behind Prehistoric Park faced an incredible challenge - they needed to raise from the dead a herd of mammoths, a pack of T Rex, some giant insects and a pride of sabre tooth cats, not to mention a 50ft-long crocodile. Team faced a monster challenge by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) For instance, the scene in which Joshua magically heals an HIV-positive hustler seems to reflect all the times we've heard protease inhibitor-transformed AIDS patients' being likened to Lazarus, whom Jesus was said to raise from the dead. Jesus in khakis by Shewey, Don / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)			ragged rail rail against rail at railroad railroad into railroad through rain rain cats and dogs rain check rain down rain down on rain in on rain on rain on parade rain or shine rain out rainbow raining cats and dogs raise raise a hue and cry raise a stink raise Cain raise eyebrows raise from raise from the dead raise game raise glass to raise hackles raise hand against raise havoc with raise hell raise hob with raise its head raise money for raise objection raise sights raise some eyebrows raise the ante raise the bar raise the devil raise the dickens raise the roof raise the spectre of raise the stakes raise to raise to the surface raise up raise voice raise voice against raise with			raise a question as to raise a stink raise a stink raise a suspicion raise above the proper value raise aloft raise an eyebrow raise an eyebrow raise an eyebrow raise an eyebrow raise anchor raise anchor raise anchor raise anger raise boring machine raise Cain Raise consciousness raise contributions Raise Degree raise drill raise driller raise expectations raise eyebrows raise eyebrows raise eyebrows raise eyebrows raise eyebrows raise eyebrows raise frivolous objection to raise from raise from the dead raise funds raise game raise glass raise glass raise glass raise glass raise glass to raise hackles raise hand raise hand raise hand raise hand raise hand against raise hand to raise hat raise hat raise hat raise hat raise havoc with raise hell raise hell Raise Hell This Summer raise hob raise hob raise hob raise hob with raise hopes raise its head raise money for raise money to do

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