play hell with

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play hell with someone or something

Fig. to cause enormous disruptions with someone or something. (Use discretion with hell.) Your proposal would play hell with Gerry and his plans. This new event really plays hell with my schedule.

See also: hell, play

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They're going to win and then they're going to play hell with Ireland MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Byline: ADRIAN HUMPHRIES THE weather is due to play hell with the Wimbledon schedule today, but at least Tim Henman is safely through to the second round. Tennis: Wimbledon 2004: Roddick backed as Henman gets off to slow ... by The Racing Post (London, England) If I see a van or lorry belonging to a company whom we've assisted, either with grant aid or by leasing or renting property to them, which doesn't give Irish the prominence it should, I'll take a photograph of it and play hell with them afterwards. Stopping the language rot by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			play cat and mouse with play dead play devil's advocate play dirty play down play down to play fair play fast and loose play fast and loose with play first chair play footsie play footsie with play for play for a fool play for a sucker play for keeps play for time play freeze-out play games play God play gooseberry play hard to get play hardball play havoc with play hell play hell with play hooky play ignorant play in play in the big leagues play innocent play into hands play into the hands of play it by ear play it cool play it for all it's worth play it safe play like play musical chairs play off play off against play on play on heartstrings play out play out of your skin play over play part play politics play possum play Russian roulette play safe			play game play game play game play games play games play games play games play games play games Play Gauge play God play gooseberry Play ground Play ground play group play group play hard to get play hard to get play hard to get play hard to get play hard to get play hard to get play hardball play havoc with play havoc with play havoc with someone or something play heart out play hell play hell play hell play hell with play hob play hob play hob play hob with play hob with someone or something play hooky play hooky play hunch play hunch play hunch play hunch play hunch play ignorant play in play in play in Peoria play in Peoria play in Peoria play in Peoria play in Peoria play in the big leagues play innocent play into hands play into hands play into hands play into hands play into hands play into hands play into the hands of play into the hands of

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