КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «PLAY HAVOC»
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... its familiar surprised and half blinded. It was having trouble getting its extended
swords into play. Havoc dropped the staff and drew his knife. He jumped close
again, and again caught the golem by surprise. That was the Piers Anthony 373.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
For example, I know he has no appointments tomorrow; hesjustplaying hard to
get, or Nicole is verypopular, perhaps because she plays hard to get. [Mid-1900s]
play havoc Also, raise or wreak havoc. Disrupt, damage, or destroy something, ...
(aggrieve) 649†; do one's worst; knock down; deal a blow to; play havoc with ...
with, play the very devil with, play havoc among, play sad havoc among, play the
mischief among, play the deuce among, play the very devil among; decimate.
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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions: Together with Death's Duell
... gnaw, gnaw at the root of; sap, mine, undermine, shake, sap the foundations of,
break up; disorganize, dismantle, dismast; destroy &c 162. damnify &c (aggrieve)
649 [Obs.]; do one's worst; knock down; deal a blow to; play havoc with, play ...
John Donne, William Henry Draper, Izaak Walton, 1926
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... with rules and regulations Play for love: Play without stakes * Every evening we
play volleyball for love Play havoc with: Do a lot of damage * Continuing strikes
are beginning to play havoc with the national economy Play hooky: Avoid going ...
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Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... playground gear roundabout, see-saw, slide, swing play guitar strum play
Hamlet act play havoc confuse, demolish, destroy, disrupt, wreck play havoc with
damage, disorganise, injure, mutilate, ruin, unsettle, upset playhouse
amphitheatre, ...
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The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film
USA., Having Wonderfiil Time, Arthur Kober, New York 1937, Play HAVOC 1925
d: Rowland V. Lee. USA., Havoc, Henry Wall, Story Havoc see HAERVAERK (
1977). HAVOC, THE 1916 d: Arthur Berthelet. USA., The Havoc, H. S. Sheldon, ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
play havoc with completely disrupt; cause serious damage to. 1989 Vijay SinghIn
Search of the River Goddess I hate contractors who come from the plains, chop
down trees, play havoc with our lives. hawk watch someone like a hawk keep a ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
You can 't play fast and loose with law, however much you may have lied to me.
play havoc with demton, prish, shkaterron, rrenon □ Miserable food had played
havoc with bone and muscle. □ An unhappy marriage, Jon can play such havoc
...
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
1 play havoc with dust will play havoc with electrical systems: disturb, disrupt,
disorder, disorganize, disarrange, interfere with, upset, unsettle, convulse;
obstruct, impede, hamper; hold up, delay, retard, slow (down); throw into
confusion, throw ...
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Rains play havoc, more expected
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How to have your cake and eat it too
Such mind games play havoc with our overall kilojoule control. Simply making food choices based on what you feel like eating, rather than ... «Stuff.co.nz, Июл 15»
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Widespread rains likely to continue till Thursday
ISLAMABAD: Flash floods in country's northwestern upper parts and countrywide torrential rains continued to play havoc from Chitral to Sindh ... «SAMAA TV, Июл 15»
Heavy rains, flash floods continue to play havoc
KARACHI/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: Amid countrywide torrential rains and floods, the raging floodwaters continued devastation from Chitral to ... «SAMAA TV, Июл 15»
Ethanol-fueled nightmares could be over
Even at its lowest concentration - the ubiquitous "E10" blend of 10 percent ethanol, 90 percent gasoline - ethanol can play havoc with ... «Chron.com, Июл 15»
Book extract: Dr Mahinder Watsa's 'It's Normal!'
Misconceptions can play havoc. Th ere was a young man who did not consummate his marriage because he firmly believed that vaginal hair ... «Daily News & Analysis, Июл 15»
VIDEO: A look behind the scenes of Once
While that was great for our careers, obviously, it did play havoc with our relationship and, I suppose, brought it to a conclusion. “Nobody can ... «Irish Examiner, Июл 15»
Sunny, with a chance of nuclear bullets
When a CME smashes into Earth's magnetic field, it triggers beautiful auroras but it can also play havoc with power grids, radio communications ... «Phys.Org, Июл 15»
