play Old Harry with (something)

To ruin or cause serious damage to something; to greatly upset, disrupt, or negatively affect something; to play the devil with something ("Old Harry" being a nickname for the devil). Lack of oversight allowed overzealous investment bankers to play Old Harry with the economy. I love wine, but it plays Old Harry with my stomach!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alise (2)	-	English (Rare)
Teman	TEE-mən (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Braelyn	BRAY-lin	English (Modern)
Eutropia	-	Ancient Greek
Chinyere	-	Western African, Igbo
Wendell	WEN-dəl	English