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.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Play hell with so/sthis always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
So is ort. Does it mean:
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.