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play hob with

mess with, cause trouble for

Etymology:

  • From Middle English Hob in its connection with Robin Goodfellow and the devil. Compare hobgoblin.
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2010, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality §62
It'll play hob with my 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.

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