play hell

/pleɪ hɛl/

Definition

Definition of play hell - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

emotion

express strong disapproval or anger

She played hell with him for being late.

berate

scold

chaos

cause trouble or chaos in a situation

The kids played hell in the classroom.

wreak havoc

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Expressions with play

play games

engage in recreational activities for fun or competition

They love to play games on weekends.

at play

adv.

engaged in a game or activity

The children are at play in the garden.

child's play

activity by children driven by imagination

The backyard was filled with child's play.

play about

engage in playful or aimless activity

The children love to play about in the garden.

play a role

to act a character in a performance

She played a role in the school's theater production..

play a joke on

subject someone to a playful hoax or joke

They decided to play a joke on their friend.

Expressions with hell

hell raising

causing trouble for fun or excitement

The teenagers were known for their hell raising at parties.

living hell

state or place of extreme suffering or torment

After the accident, his life became a living hell.

catch hell

receive severe criticism or punishment

He will catch hell for missing the meeting.

flipping hell

intj.

shows anger or irritation at someone or something

Flipping hell, why won't this work!

it was hell

exp.

it was extremely painful, hard, or unpleasant

The recovery after surgery was hell.

that was hell

exp.

that experience was extremely painful, hard, or awful

After the stormy flight, that was hell.

beat the hell out of

hit someone or something very violently many times

The gang threatened to beat the hell out of him.

go through hell

experience extreme difficulty or suffering

He went through hell during the divorce proceedings..

go to hell

express anger and contempt towards someone

She told him to go to hell after the argument.

hell of an

adj.

used to greatly intensify praise or criticism

That was a hell of an idea, but a hell of a mess.

Examples of play hell in a sentence

Parents played hell with the school board over the new policy.
The new policy played hell with the company's operations.
His unexpected arrival played hell with our weekend plans.

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French:passer un savon, semer la pagaille, ...
German:die Hölle heiß machen, Chaos stiften, ...
Italian:fare una scenata, seminare il caos, ...
Spanish:echar la bronca, ...
Portuguese:repreender, causar o caos, ...
Chinese:大发雷霆, 捣乱, ...
Japanese:激しく叱る, 大騒ぎする, ...
Arabic:وَبَّخَ, عاثَ فَسادًا, ...
Hebrew:לִנְזֹף בּוֹ קָשׁוֹת, לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּלָגָן, ...
Russian:устраивать скандал, устроить хаос, ...
Ukrainian:висловити гнів, влаштувати хаос, ...
Hindi:खूब डाँटना, उथल-पुथल मचाना, ...
Bengali:বকাঝকা করা, তাণ্ডব করা, ...
Catalan:escridassar, muntar un bon sidral, ...
Czech:vynadat, dělat binec, ...
Danish:skælde ud, lave ballade, ...
Dutch:uitmaken, er een puinhoop van maken, ...
Greek:τα ψάλλω, προκαλώ αναστάτωση, ...
Hungarian:leszidni, felfordulást csinálni, ...
Khmer:ស្តីបន្ទោសយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, បង្ករឿង, ...
Korean:강하게 불만을 표출하다, 혼란을 일으키다, ...
Persian:توپیدن, آشوب به پا کردن, ...
Polish:zrobić awanturę, narobić chaosu, ...
Portuguese (BR):brigar feio, fazer a maior bagunça, ...
Romanian:a a-și exprima furia, a face haos, ...
Swedish:skälla ut, stöka till det, ...
Thai:ด่า, ก่อความวุ่นวาย, ...
Turkish:çok kızmak, kaos yaratmak, ...
Vietnamese:la mắng, làm loạn, ...

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