Idiom
play merry havoc with
Meaning
Synonym of play the devil with.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The heavy rain played merry havoc with our garden plans.”
“The sudden power outage played merry havoc with the office schedule, forcing us to delay the meeting until tomorrow.”
“The unexpected arrival of the storm played merry havoc with the delicate logistics of the outdoor festival, ruining months of careful preparation.”
Examples
simple
“The heavy rain played merry havoc with our garden plans.”
contextual
“The sudden power outage played merry havoc with the office schedule, forcing us to delay the meeting until tomorrow.”
complex
“The unexpected arrival of the storm played merry havoc with the delicate logistics of the outdoor festival, ruining months of careful preparation.”
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