Play hell with Meaning in English

expression

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UK

التعريف

To seriously damage, disturb, or create a lot of problems for something or someone.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used when something causes chaos or serious disruption. Common with 'weather', 'schedule', 'plans'. Has a strong, emotional tone; not literal, so avoid in very formal writing. Often found as 'really played hell with'.

• Spanish: estropear - arruinar - causar muchos problemas a
• Portuguese (BR): bagunçar - estragar - causar muitos problemas a
• Portuguese (PT): baralhar - estragar - causar muitos problemas a
• Chinese (Simplified): 搅乱 - 破坏 - 给……带来大麻烦
• Chinese (Traditional): 攪亂 - 破壞 - 給……帶來大麻煩
• Hindi: अस्त-व्यस्त कर देना - परेशान कर देना
• Arabic: يُسبب الفوضى - يُخرب - يُعطل
• Bengali: ভীষণ সমস্যা করা - প্রচণ্ড বিঘ্ন সৃষ্টি করা - মারাত্মক ক্ষতি করা
• Russian: сильно навредить - основательно испортить - принести массу проблем
• Japanese: ひどく混乱させる - 台無しにする - 大きな影響を与える
• Vietnamese: làm rối tung lên - gây ra rắc rối lớn - phá hỏng nghiêm trọng
• Korean: 심각한 문제를 일으키다 - 엉망으로 만들다 - 망치다
• Turkish: mahvetmek - altüst etmek - ciddi zarar vermek
• Urdu: کھلبلی مچانا - بری طرح نقصان پہنچانا - بری طرح متاثر کرنا
• Indonesian: mengacaukan sekali - sangat merusak - membuat banyak masalah

جمل نموذجية

The storm played hell with our internet connection.

basic

Missing that meeting played hell with my whole schedule.

basic

The new puppy played hell with my shoes.

basic

Jet lag always plays hell with me after a long flight.

natural

The cold weather has really played hell with my skin this winter.

natural

All that construction noise next door is playing hell with my concentration.

natural