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play havoc with something

1. to cause someone to have trouble doing something. Strong winds played havoc with her golf game.

2. to damage something. Stormy conditions played havoc with the fishing.

See also: play

wreak havoc

to cause a lot of trouble or damage. Storms wreaked havoc on both coasts of the United States.

Usage notes: often used with on: Strikes have wreaked havoc on businesses here.

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have/make a stab at
have/see name in lights
have/take a crack at
have/take pride of place
have/throw a fit
haven't
haven't seen hide nor hair of

havoc
haw
hawk
hay
haystack
He who pays the piper calls the tune
he/she doesn't have a jealous, mean, unkind bone in his/her body
He/She/They can whistle for it

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