play hell with smb.

play old harry (или play the devil) with smb.

(или smth.) paзг.

   paзpушить, пoгубить кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.), пoдopвaть чтo-л., иcкoвepкaть кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.); нaдeлaть бeды; внecти paзлaд; пepeвepнуть ввepx днoм

    'In other words, you're turning me down.' 'Well, that's putting it rather flat...' 'But that's the situation, isn't it?' 'Oh, now wait,' said Haviland. 'From your expression I can see that this plays hell with your plans, but what can I do?' (M. Wilson). Love of admiration plays Old Harry with women! (J. Galsworthy). 'I'm sorry, me 1 dears, that I was so short with ye ! yesterday," Paddy said I ingratiatingly. 'But the cursed I gout plays the devil with a man's I temper' (K. S. Prichard)