Wiktionary
play hob with
vb. (label en idiomatic UK rustic US) mess with, cause trouble for
Usage examples of "play hob with".
Standing under a decently warm spray is invigorating, even if it does play hob with your body paint.
That team will play hob with Sonny's innards, following the specs Captain Brisbane and I have provided.
Mutiny in Fleet's going to play hob with shipping schedules, ours included.
Mutiny in Fleets going to play hob with shipping schedules, ours included.
It would destroy the railroad terminal half a dozen blocks from the City Hall and play hob with the water system, water fetched clear from the State of Arizona.
All the junk that avalanche brought down with it is going to play hob with our sonar and DIR, so the thermals are probably going to be the best we have today.