raise havoc with (someone or something)
raise havoc with (someone or something)
To cause a lot of serious issues or disruptions for someone or something. The road closures have raised havoc with rush-hour traffic. The blizzard is raising havoc with travelers flying in and out of the region.
See also: havoc, raise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
raise havoc with someone or something
and play havoc with someone or somethingto create confusion or disruption for or among someone or something. Your announcement raised havoc with the students. I didn't mean to play havoc with them.
See also: havoc, raise
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- raise havoc with
- raise hell with (someone or something)
- raise hell with someone
- raise hell with something
- raise the devil with (someone or something)
- raise the devil with someone
- raise the devil with something
- raise the dickens with (someone or something)
- wreak
- play havoc with (someone or something)