| 单词 | to play hell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play hell (with) (a) to play hell (with): to upset, confuse; to cause trouble (for); to make a fuss. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > be painful or distressing to a person [verb (intransitive)] to claw, rub, hit on the gallc1386 smarta1400 rankle1735 to play hell (with)1750 gnaw1859 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > cause great harm to to play hell (with)1750 to make havoc1812 to play Old Harry with1837 to play the bear1854 to play hell and Tommy1859 to play buggery1898 to play havoc1910 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > be brisk or active > bustle > fuss or make a fuss nytelc1400 to make a matter1549 to keep a coil1568 squatter1593 fiddle-faddle1633 to play hell (with)1750 fuss1792 to play hell and Tommy1825 piggle1836 palavera1840 to make a time1844 to make a time1844 friggle1848 fussify1868 to make a production of (or out of)1941 1750 G. S. Green Wisdom 24 Men of such silly pretences..will, when in power, play Hell and the Devil. 1803 G. Colman John Bull iii. ii. 52 I'll be good to the landlord, but I'll play hell with his wife. 1927 H. Crane Let. 19 Dec. (1965) 312 Port every night for dinner is playing hell with my waistline. 1960 L. Cooper Accomplices ii. v. 119 The firm..wanted delivery and were playing hell about it. 2005 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 22 Aug. 21 The railway had been on to him because the drivers were always stopping to admire his wonderful furrows and it was playing hell with the timetables. < as lemmas |
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