played havoc with

  • 1played havoc with — made a mess of …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2play\ havoc\ with — • play havoc with • raise havoc with v. phr. To cause destruction; ruin; injure badly. The storm played havoc with the apple orchard. When Ralph was arrested for stealing the car, it played havoc with his plans for going to college. When Mr.… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 3raise\ havoc\ with — • play havoc with • raise havoc with v. phr. To cause destruction; ruin; injure badly. The storm played havoc with the apple orchard. When Ralph was arrested for stealing the car, it played havoc with his plans for going to college. When Mr.… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 4play havoc with — or[raise havoc with] {v. phr.} To cause destruction; ruin; injure badly. * /The storm played havoc with the apple orchard./ * /When Ralph was arrested for stealing the car, it played havoc with his plans for going to college./ * /When Mr. White… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 5play havoc with — or[raise havoc with] {v. phr.} To cause destruction; ruin; injure badly. * /The storm played havoc with the apple orchard./ * /When Ralph was arrested for stealing the car, it played havoc with his plans for going to college./ * /When Mr. White… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 6play havoc with — interfere with, cause sudden changes    The wind played havoc with the ball, causing it to rise or fall …

    English idioms

  • 7play havoc with (something) — 1. to cause someone to have trouble doing something. Strong winds played havoc with her golf game. 2. to damage something. Stormy conditions played havoc with the fishing …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 8havoc — havocker, n. /hav euhk/, n., v., havocked, havocking. n. 1. great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage. 2. cry havoc, to warn of danger or disaster. 3. play havoc with, a. to create confusion or disorder in: The wind played havoc with the… …

    Universalium

  • 9havoc — [[t]hæ̱vək[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Havoc is great disorder, and confusion. Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town. Syn: chaos 2) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n If one thing plays havoc with another or wreaks havoc on it, it prevents it from… …

    English dictionary

  • 10havoc — noun VERB + HAVOC ▪ cause, create, play, wreak PREPOSITION ▪ havoc among ▪ The new tax could wreak havoc among smaller companies …

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