play havoc with

play havoc with
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, afflict, aggrieve, be all thumbs, befoul, bewitch, blight, blunder, blunder away, blunder into, blunder on, blunder upon, boggle, botch, bumble, bungle, butcher, commit a gaffe, condemn, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, defile, deprave, despoil, destroy, disadvantage, disserve, distress, do a mischief, do evil, do ill, do wrong, do wrong by, doom, envenom, faux pas, flounder, fumble, get into trouble, harass, harm, hex, hurt, impair, infect, injure, jinx, lumber, maltreat, mar, menace, miscue, mistreat, molest, muddle, muff, murder, outrage, persecute, play hob with, poison, pollute, prejudice, ruin, savage, scathe, slip, spoil, stumble, taint, threaten, torment, torture, trip, violate, wound, wreak havoc on, wreck, wrong

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  • play\ havoc\ with — • play havoc with • raise havoc with v. phr. To cause destruction; ruin; injure badly. The storm played havoc with the apple orchard. When Ralph was arrested for stealing the car, it played havoc with his plans for going to college. When Mr.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • play havoc with — ► play havoc with completely disrupt. Main Entry: ↑havoc …   English terms dictionary

  • play havoc with — index disorganize, prejudice (injure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • play havoc with — phrasal or raise havoc with : to do great damage to : render ineffectual : throw into disorder and confusion * * * play havoc with see under ↑play • • • Main Entry: ↑havoc * * * I completely disrupt; cause serious damage to …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • play havoc with — or[raise havoc with] {v. phr.} To cause destruction; ruin; injure badly. * /The storm played havoc with the apple orchard./ * /When Ralph was arrested for stealing the car, it played havoc with his plans for going to college./ * /When Mr. White… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • play havoc with — or[raise havoc with] {v. phr.} To cause destruction; ruin; injure badly. * /The storm played havoc with the apple orchard./ * /When Ralph was arrested for stealing the car, it played havoc with his plans for going to college./ * /When Mr. White… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • play havoc with — interfere with, cause sudden changes    The wind played havoc with the ball, causing it to rise or fall …   English idioms

  • play havoc with — completely disrupt. → havoc …   English new terms dictionary

  • play havoc with — idi a) to create confusion or disorder in b) to destroy; ruin …   From formal English to slang

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