play hob with | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,datedUK,rusticUS)mess with,causetroublefor1838June 2,Mirror, N.Y,387/1:They say it'splayinghobwiththe fellers in these here parts.1940, D.A. Lord,Our Lady in the Modern World,iii. 141:The revolutionists who areplaying hob withour generation are really masters of the obsolete.2010, Eliezer Yudkowsky,Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality,§62:It'llplay hob withmy sleep schedule but I suppose it can't be helped. Please let the house elves know that if I ask for an early breakfast at, say, three A.M. tomorrow morning, I'm to receive it.

Examples:

EN: We're letting our imaginations play hob with our senses.
ES: Estamos soltando nuestra imaginación, juega con nuestros sentidos.
EN: It's gonna play hob with your bone marrow, and it's really gonna mess up--
ES: Va a darte problemas con la médula ósea y será muy jodido.
EN: You know, and, you know, if there's a concentrated dose, it's really- - It's gonna-- It's gonna play hob with your bone marrow, and it's really gonna mess up--
ID: Kau tahu, dan jika dosis terlalu banyak, bisa bahayakan sum-sum tulang belakangmu, akan mengacaukanmu...

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