Uncle Bob's unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel.
Mother's illness played hob with our party.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 … Moby Thesaurus
play hob with — idi to do mischief or harm to … From formal English to slang
play hob — phrasal 1. : to cause mischief : make trouble : cause an upset : cause confusion or disruption or havoc usually used with with would disorganize his life and play hob with his standard of living John Lardner 2. : to take liberties : make free… … Useful english dictionary
To play hob — Play Play, v. t. 1. To put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a fortification; to play a trump. [1913 Webster] First Peace and Silence all disputes control, Then Order plays the soul. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform music upon; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
play\ the\ devil\ with — • play the devil with • play hob with v. phr. informal To cause confusion in; upset. Uncle Bob s unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel. Mother s illness played hob with our party … Словарь американских идиом
hob — hob1 [häb] n. [? var. of HUB] 1. a projecting ledge at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping a kettle, saucepan, etc. warm 2. a peg used as a target in quoits, etc. 3. a device for cutting teeth in a gear blank, etc. hob2 [häb] n. [ME … English World dictionary
hob — hob1 hobber, n. /hob/, n., v., hobbed, hobbing. n. 1. a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm. 2. a rounded peg or pin used as a target in quoits and similar games. 3. a game in which such a peg is… … Universalium
hob — I [[t]hɒb[/t]] n. v. hobbed, hob•bing 1) a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm 2) mac a milling cutter for gear and sprocket teeth, splines, threads, etc 3) mac to cut with a hob 4) to provide with… … From formal English to slang
play the devil with — or[play hob with] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause confusion in; upset. * /Uncle Bob s unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel./ * /Mother s illness played hob with our party./ … Dictionary of American idioms
play the devil with — or[play hob with] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause confusion in; upset. * /Uncle Bob s unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel./ * /Mother s illness played hob with our party./ … Dictionary of American idioms
