play (merry) hell with something
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishplay (merry) hell with somethingplay (merry) hell with somethingBritish English informalSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENING to make something stop working or happening as it should The cold weather played hell with the weekend sports schedule. → hellExamples from the Corpusplay (merry) hell with something• Ace's proximity was playing hell with her hormones.