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
Wilda	WIL-də	English
Emiliano	e-mee-LYAH-no	Spanish, Italian
Ambridge	['æmbridʒ]
ValÉRie	va-le-REE (French)	French, Czech
GÜRsel	-	Turkish
Umukoro	-	Western African, Urhobo