play hell with someone/something



play hell with someone/something

and play the devil with someone/something
tv. to cause difficulty for someone or something. You know that this cake is going to play hell with my diet. Your driving is playing the devil with my upset stomach.
See also: hell, play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nuno-Portuguese, Medieval Portuguese
Hugleikr-Ancient Scandinavian
MilivojMEE-lee-voi (Croatian, Serbian)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Lucretia[lu:'kri:ʃjə]
Andreyahn-DRYAY (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Ag[æg]