wreak

play havoc with (someone or something)

To cause issues or disruptions for someone or something. The road closures have played havoc with rush-hour traffic. This humidity is going to play havoc with my hair.

wreak (something) on (someone or something)

To cause a lot of something very bad to happen to someone or something. Used especially with "destruction," "havoc," and "vengeance." This humidity is wreaking havoc on my hair. The twister wreaked untold destruction on the tiny town. She swore she would wreak vengeance on the man who double-crossed her.

wreak (something) upon (someone or something)

To cause a lot of something very bad to happen to someone or something. Used especially with "destruction," "havoc," and "vengeance." This humidity is wreaking havoc upon my hair. The twister wreaked untold destruction upon the tiny town.

wreak havoc

To cause a lot of problems. Termites have wreaked havoc on the structural integrity of our house, unfortunately.

See also: havoc, wreak

wreak havoc with (someone or something)

To cause issues or disruptions for someone or something. The road closures have wreaked havoc with rush-hour traffic. This humidity is going to wreak havoc with my hair.

See also: havoc, wreak

wreak vengeance on (someone or something)

To get revenge on someone or some group in a particularly harmful, violent, or malicious manner. The king began amassing an army in order to wreak vengeance on the nation that had attacked the kingdom. She swore he would wreak vengeance on the man who double-crossed her.

wreak vengeance upon (someone or something)

To get revenge on someone or some group in a particularly harmful, violent, or malicious manner. The king began amassing an army in order to wreak vengeance upon the nation that had attacked the kingdom. She swore she would wreak vengeance upon the man who double-crossed her.

wreak havoc (with something)

to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something. Your bad attitude will wreak havoc with my project. The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans.

See also: havoc, wreak

wreak something (up)on someone or something

to cause damage, havoc, or destruction to someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The storm wreaked destruction upon the little village. It wreaked much havoc on us.

wreak vengeance (up)on someone or something

Cliché to seek and get revenge on someone by harming someone or something. The gangster wreaked his vengeance by destroying his rival's house. The general wanted to wreak vengeance on the opposing army for their recent successful attack.

play havoc

Also, raise or wreak havoc . Disrupt, damage, or destroy something, as in The wind played havoc with her hair, or The fire alarm raised havoc with the children, or The earthquake wrought havoc in the town. The noun havoc was once used as a command for invaders to begin looting and killing, but by the 1800s the term was being used for somewhat less aggressive activities. For a synonym, see play the devil with.

play/wreak ˈhavoc with something

cause damage, destruction or disorder to something: The terrible storms wreaked havoc with electricity supplies, because so many power lines were down.

wreak havoc

Create confusion and inflict destruction. Havoc, which comes from the medieval word for “plunder,” was once a specific command for invading troops to begin looting and killing in a conquered village. This is what Shakespeare meant by his oft-quoted “Cry ‘havoc’ and let slip the dogs of war” (Julius Caesar, 3.1). Although the word still means devastating damage, to wreak it has been transferred to less warlike activities, as in “That puppy will wreak havoc in the living room.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the The Birds of Killingworth (1863) stated, “The crow . . . crushing the beetle in his coat of mail, and crying havoc on the slug and snail.”

See also: havoc, wreak

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

play havoc
play havoc with
play havoc with (someone or something)
play/wreak havoc with something
wreak havoc with (someone or something)
raise havoc with
raise havoc with (someone or something)
raise the dickens with (someone or something)
raise hell with (someone or something)
raise hell with someone

References in periodicals archive

There, at the main entry WREAK, was WROKYNE, a Middle English spelling of the past participle of WREAK (what today would be rendered as WREAKED).

NEW TRANSPOSALS OF NEW YORK

"The recent snowstorm wreaked havoc on the Chicago area.

I racked my brain to come up with this wreck of a column

'There is no basis for fear that it will 'wreak havoc' because the transition will be made smooth, orderly, effective and efficient.

No economic disruption in federalism, only 'greater growth' - Con-com

To wreak and to wreck differ again from to "reck", a word I frequently come across in the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.

We must reck the difference between wreak and wreck

They climbed up scaffolding and threw slates and poles onto cars Watch as PS300,000 of damage caused after three teens wreak havoc at Huddersfield Rail Station 5.

TWEETS & POSTS

The Welsh delegate said: "I am so glad that Labour's hugely important legacy of Devolution means the Coalition Government in Westminster cannot wreak the havoc on our health service as they are doing in England.

Assembly 'prevents havoc in NHS'

Vandals in North Tyneside wreaked the most havoc in North Shields, (1,372), and Wallsend, (1,281), while the most incidents in Gateshead were in Gates-head Central and Quays.

United action against vandals

"But they are nerds with the potential to wreak havoc amongst financial institutions and other key businesses as well as wrecking thousands of ordinary private users' systems across the world."

pounds 50m fraud swoop

Two others--frosty pod and witches broom--are found only in tropical America but would wreak havoc on the chocolate industry were they to spread to West Africa.

Chocoholics beware!

The only problem seems to be the restless, grasping, ever-complaining ghost of Scrooge's old partner, Jacob Marley who seems to want to wreak havoc and revenge among those he deems responsible for his dismal fate of walking the earth wrapped in the chains forged from his own avarice.

Marley's Boast

A single ecological invasion--the introduction of a nonnative species to an environment--can wreak havoc on a fragile ecosystem.

Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion

Narconon classes, given to students in grades three to 12, advance Scientology concepts, such as claims that the "body stores all kinds of toxins indefinitely in fat, where they wreak havoc on the mind until 'sweated' out," wrote Nanette Asimov for the Chronicle.

S.F. school program reflects church teaching

I am also concerned about the newsletter's use of the term "most" when referring to the proverbial handful of colleges that are hyper-selective and wreak havoc for the true most of us.

To interview, or not ..

Once you've arrived, if you're prone to motion sickness avoid travel on rural roads or onboard a ship; it can wreak havoc.

Racing abroad this summer?

Read below how steroids wreak havoc with brain and body.

Steroids: all-over horror

词组	wreak
释义	wreak play havoc with (someone or something) To cause issues or disruptions for someone or something. The road closures have played havoc with rush-hour traffic. This humidity is going to play havoc with my hair. See also: havoc, play wreak (something) on (someone or something) To cause a lot of something very bad to happen to someone or something. Used especially with "destruction," "havoc," and "vengeance." This humidity is wreaking havoc on my hair. The twister wreaked untold destruction on the tiny town. She swore she would wreak vengeance on the man who double-crossed her. See also: on, wreak wreak (something) upon (someone or something) To cause a lot of something very bad to happen to someone or something. Used especially with "destruction," "havoc," and "vengeance." This humidity is wreaking havoc upon my hair. The twister wreaked untold destruction upon the tiny town. See also: upon, wreak wreak havoc To cause a lot of problems. Termites have wreaked havoc on the structural integrity of our house, unfortunately. See also: havoc, wreak wreak havoc with (someone or something) To cause issues or disruptions for someone or something. The road closures have wreaked havoc with rush-hour traffic. This humidity is going to wreak havoc with my hair. See also: havoc, wreak wreak vengeance on (someone or something) To get revenge on someone or some group in a particularly harmful, violent, or malicious manner. The king began amassing an army in order to wreak vengeance on the nation that had attacked the kingdom. She swore he would wreak vengeance on the man who double-crossed her. See also: on, vengeance, wreak wreak vengeance upon (someone or something) To get revenge on someone or some group in a particularly harmful, violent, or malicious manner. The king began amassing an army in order to wreak vengeance upon the nation that had attacked the kingdom. She swore she would wreak vengeance upon the man who double-crossed her. See also: upon, vengeance, wreak Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. wreak havoc (with something) to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something. Your bad attitude will wreak havoc with my project. The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans. See also: havoc, wreak wreak something (up)on someone or something to cause damage, havoc, or destruction to someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The storm wreaked destruction upon the little village. It wreaked much havoc on us. See also: on, wreak wreak vengeance (up)on someone or something Cliché to seek and get revenge on someone by harming someone or something. The gangster wreaked his vengeance by destroying his rival's house. The general wanted to wreak vengeance on the opposing army for their recent successful attack. See also: on, vengeance, wreak McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. play havoc Also, raise or wreak havoc . Disrupt, damage, or destroy something, as in The wind played havoc with her hair, or The fire alarm raised havoc with the children, or The earthquake wrought havoc in the town. The noun havoc was once used as a command for invaders to begin looting and killing, but by the 1800s the term was being used for somewhat less aggressive activities. For a synonym, see play the devil with. See also: havoc, play The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. play/wreak ˈhavoc with something cause damage, destruction or disorder to something: The terrible storms wreaked havoc with electricity supplies, because so many power lines were down. See also: havoc, play, something, wreak Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary wreak havoc Create confusion and inflict destruction. Havoc, which comes from the medieval word for “plunder,” was once a specific command for invading troops to begin looting and killing in a conquered village. This is what Shakespeare meant by his oft-quoted “Cry ‘havoc’ and let slip the dogs of war” (Julius Caesar, 3.1). Although the word still means devastating damage, to wreak it has been transferred to less warlike activities, as in “That puppy will wreak havoc in the living room.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the The Birds of Killingworth (1863) stated, “The crow . . . crushing the beetle in his coat of mail, and crying havoc on the slug and snail.” See also: havoc, wreak The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: play havoc play havoc with play havoc with (someone or something) play/wreak havoc with something wreak havoc with (someone or something) raise havoc with raise havoc with (someone or something) raise the dickens with (someone or something) raise hell with (someone or something) raise hell with someone References in periodicals archive There, at the main entry WREAK, was WROKYNE, a Middle English spelling of the past participle of WREAK (what today would be rendered as WREAKED). NEW TRANSPOSALS OF NEW YORK "The recent snowstorm wreaked havoc on the Chicago area. I racked my brain to come up with this wreck of a column 'There is no basis for fear that it will 'wreak havoc' because the transition will be made smooth, orderly, effective and efficient. No economic disruption in federalism, only 'greater growth' - Con-com To wreak and to wreck differ again from to "reck", a word I frequently come across in the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. We must reck the difference between wreak and wreck They climbed up scaffolding and threw slates and poles onto cars Watch as PS300,000 of damage caused after three teens wreak havoc at Huddersfield Rail Station 5. TWEETS & POSTS The Welsh delegate said: "I am so glad that Labour's hugely important legacy of Devolution means the Coalition Government in Westminster cannot wreak the havoc on our health service as they are doing in England. Assembly 'prevents havoc in NHS' Vandals in North Tyneside wreaked the most havoc in North Shields, (1,372), and Wallsend, (1,281), while the most incidents in Gateshead were in Gates-head Central and Quays. United action against vandals "But they are nerds with the potential to wreak havoc amongst financial institutions and other key businesses as well as wrecking thousands of ordinary private users' systems across the world." pounds 50m fraud swoop Two others--frosty pod and witches broom--are found only in tropical America but would wreak havoc on the chocolate industry were they to spread to West Africa. Chocoholics beware! The only problem seems to be the restless, grasping, ever-complaining ghost of Scrooge's old partner, Jacob Marley who seems to want to wreak havoc and revenge among those he deems responsible for his dismal fate of walking the earth wrapped in the chains forged from his own avarice. Marley's Boast A single ecological invasion--the introduction of a nonnative species to an environment--can wreak havoc on a fragile ecosystem. Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion Narconon classes, given to students in grades three to 12, advance Scientology concepts, such as claims that the "body stores all kinds of toxins indefinitely in fat, where they wreak havoc on the mind until 'sweated' out," wrote Nanette Asimov for the Chronicle. S.F. school program reflects church teaching I am also concerned about the newsletter's use of the term "most" when referring to the proverbial handful of colleges that are hyper-selective and wreak havoc for the true most of us. To interview, or not .. Once you've arrived, if you're prone to motion sickness avoid travel on rural roads or onboard a ship; it can wreak havoc. Racing abroad this summer? Read below how steroids wreak havoc with brain and body. Steroids: all-over horror
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