- play (merry) hell with (something)
- play (merry) hell with (something)
informal
to stop something from working as it should.
The power cuts played merry hell with our computer systems.
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play (merry) hell with (something)
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play (merry) hell with something — play (merry) ˈhell with sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to affect sth/sb badly • Driving on these rough roads has played hell with my tyres. Main entry: ↑hell … Useful english dictionary
play (merry) hell with — informal phrase to cause trouble for someone or something The fog played merry hell with the traffic. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: hell … Useful english dictionary
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hell — 1 /hel/ noun 1 UNPLEASANT SITUATION (singular, uncountable) informal a situation, experience, or place that is very unpleasant: Central London was hell the Saturday before Christmas. | sheer hell (=extremely unpleasant): “How was your exam?”… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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