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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dagmar	DAHK-mahr (German), DAHG-mahr (Finnish)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak, Finnish
Manius	-	Ancient Roman
Caetlin	KAYT-lin	English (Rare)
Johanne	zho-AN (French), yo-HAHN-ne (Danish)	French, Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French
Kearney	['ka:ni]
ElÍAs	e-LEE-ahs (Spanish)	Spanish, Icelandic