- wreak\ havoc\ with
- v. phr.to cause damage; ruin something.
His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
wreak\ havoc\ with
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wreak havoc with — {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wreak havoc with — {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wreak havoc — Synonyms and related words: abuse, afflict, aggrieve, befoul, bewitch, blight, bring to ruin, condemn, confound, consume, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, damn, deal destruction, decimate, defile, deprave, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy,… … Moby Thesaurus
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
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 … New idioms dictionary
havoc — n. to play, raise, wreak havoc with * * * [ hævək] raise wreak havoc with to play … Combinatory dictionary
wreak — v. (D; tr.) to wreak with (to wreak havoc with smb.) * * * [riːk] (D;tr.) to wreakwith (to wreakhavoc with smb.) … Combinatory dictionary
wreak — is used in the expression wreak havoc (on). It is derived from an Old English verb meaning ‘to avenge’. The unrelated verb work is also used in this connection, with its archaic participial form wrought occasionally coming into service: • Moko,… … Modern English usage
wreak / wreck — Wreak to cause (damage) is used almost exclusively in the phrase wreak havoc: The hurricane wreaked havoc with their plans for a vacation at the beach. It is only possible to wreak damage, destruction, etc. Wreck is a regular verb meaning… … Confused words
wreak / wreck — Wreak to cause (damage) is used almost exclusively in the phrase wreak havoc: The hurricane wreaked havoc with their plans for a vacation at the beach. It is only possible to wreak damage, destruction, etc. Wreck is a regular verb meaning… … Confused words
