- play the devil with
- have a damaging or disruptive effect on
this brandy plays the devil with one's emotions!
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
this brandy plays the devil with one's emotions!
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
play\ the\ devil\ with — • play the devil with • play hob with v. phr. informal To cause confusion in; upset. Uncle Bob s unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel. Mother s illness played hob with our party … Словарь американских идиом
play the devil with — or[play hob with] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause confusion in; upset. * /Uncle Bob s unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel./ * /Mother s illness played hob with our party./ … Dictionary of American idioms
play the devil with — or[play hob with] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause confusion in; upset. * /Uncle Bob s unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel./ * /Mother s illness played hob with our party./ … Dictionary of American idioms
play the devil with — (also play the deuce with) (Colloq.) Impair, spoil, injure, hurt, damage, ruin, make bad work with … New dictionary of synonyms
play the deuce with — See play the devil with … New dictionary of synonyms
play the devil with — have a damaging or disruptive effect on. → devil … English new terms dictionary
play the devil with someone or something — Go to play hell with someone or something … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
play the devil with — ruin, destroy, deface, damage … English contemporary dictionary
play the devil — To make havoc (with) • • • Main Entry: ↑devil … Useful english dictionary
The Devil is an Ass — is a Jacobean comedy by Ben Jonson, first performed in 1616 and first published in 1631. [Chambers, Vol. 3, p. 373.] The Devil is an Ass followed Bartholomew Fair (1614), one of the author s greatest works, and marks the start of the final phase… … Wikipedia