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                            Phrase(s): raise hob with someone or something [and] play hob with someone or something 
to do something devilish to someone or something; to cause trouble for someone or something. (A hob is a hobgoblin, a wicked little elf.)  •  Your sudden arrival is going to play hob with my dinner plans.  •  Sorry, I didn’t mean to raise hob with you.
                        
                        
 
                        
                            McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs