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1 play havoc with
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2 play ball with s.o.
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3 play fair with s.o.
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4 play havoc (with)
paзpушaть, пpoизвoдить бecпopядoк, oпуcтoшeниe; copвaть чтo-л., нaнecти тяжёлый удapThe dust of the gold mines can play havoc with a miner's lungs (S. Howatch). I opened the well-closed double doors and let a blast from the arctic play havoc with the central heating (D. Francis). The great cyclical crisis had played havoc with economic situations (W. Foster) -
5 play ball with
inf иметь дело с кем-либо; сотрудничатьI tried to get him to help but he wouldn't play ball.
The opposing attorneys refused to play ball with us.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > play ball with
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7 play hell with
разг.(play hell (and Tommy) with (тж. play old Harry, the bear, the (very) deuce, the (very) devil, the devil and all, the (very) dickens, the mischief with; жарг. play hob или old gooseberry with))разрушить, погубить, подорвать, исковеркать, наделать беды; внести разлад, перевернуть вверх дном; см. тж. cry havocI'll play old gooseberry with the office, and make you glad to buy me out at a good high figure. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XXXVIII) — Я вам покажу где раки зимуют, будете рады откупиться от меня за хорошие деньги.
Love of admiration plays Old Harry with women! (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Country House’, part I, ch. III) — А погоня за поклонением играет порой скверную шутку с женщинами!
‘I m sorry, me [= my] dears, that I was so short with ye yesterday,’ Paddy said ingratiatingly. ‘But this cursed gout plays the devil with a man's temper.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVII) — - Я очень сожалею, малютки, что был вчера немного резок с вами, - заискивающе сказал Пэдди. - Но эта проклятая подагра даже ангела может превратить в черта.
‘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, ‘Live with Lightning’, ch. IV) — - Другими словами, вы меня гоните прочь. - Ну, это уж слишком сильно сказано... - Но по сути это так и есть, не правда ли? - Погодите, - сказал Хэвиленд. - По вашему лицу я вижу, что все ваши планы летят к черту, но что я могу поделать?
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8 play around with
phrvi infml1)2)3)She's playing around with a boy young enough to be her son — Она крутит любовь с парнем, который ей в сыновья годится
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > play around with
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9 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) volde stor skade* * *(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) volde stor skade -
10 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) hacer/causar estragos -
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(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) valda miklum skemmdum á -
12 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) tönkretesz vmit -
13 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) causar estragos -
14 play havoc with
v. harap etmek, mahvetmek, altüst etmek* * *(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) altüst etmek, zarar vermek -
15 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) opustošiti -
16 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) aiheuttaa vahinkoa -
17 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) volde stor skade -
18 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) guastare -
19 play havoc with
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20 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) siać spustoszenie
См. также в других словарях:
play along with — play along (with (someone/something)) to seem to support or be friendly to someone or something. He knew that if he didn t play along with the reporters, they would write unpleasant stories about him. I don t really like their idea that much but… … New idioms dictionary
play ball with — play ball (with (someone)) to agree to do something the way someone else wants you to. Critics say the agency has been pressured to play ball with drug companies. Related vocabulary: play along with someone/something, go along with… … New idioms dictionary
play hell with — see under ↑play • • • Main Entry: ↑Hell * * * play hell with (or Brit play merry hell with) : to cause many problems for (someone or something) : to have a very bad effect on (someone or something) High oil prices are playing hell with the nation … Useful english dictionary
play\ hob\ 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 politics with — play politics (with (something)) to make something into a political issue. She accused her opponent of playing politics with affirmative action in an attempt to divide the American people. Either we can play politics or we can take these studies… … New idioms dictionary
play\ 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
play around with — (something) to experiment with something. We were playing around with various sauces to go with the fish … New idioms dictionary
play footsie with — (someone) mainly American to be involved with a person or an organization secretly, because you know that other people will not approve. The government never forgave him for playing footsie with the terrorists … New idioms dictionary
play havoc with — index disorganize, prejudice (injure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
play havoc with — ► play havoc with completely disrupt. Main Entry: ↑havoc … English terms dictionary
play games with — To amuse oneself by causing inconvenience to (someone) • • • Main Entry: ↑game … Useful english dictionary
