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Mar 26, 2016 · play havoc with or wreak havoc on, [~ + object] to create confusion or disorder in: The plans for restructuring will play havoc with the town. to destroy; ruin: The tornado wreaked havoc on several towns in its path.
Jan 16, 2014 · wreak /riːk/vb (transitive) to inflict (vengeance, etc) or to cause (chaos, etc) to express, or gratify (anger, hatred, etc) archaic to take vengeance for. Etymology: Old English wrecan; related to Old Frisian wreka, Old High German rehhan (German rächen), Old Norse reka, Latin urgēre to push.
Mar 8, 2016 · She began to "help" my mother next morning, and was in and out of the store-closet all day, putting things to rights, and making havoc in the old arrangements. [David Copperfield by Charles Dickens] I'd like to know the comma before "she" plays the role of "that" there. Thank you in advance for your help.
Mar 26, 2020 · "CHANG: The widespread disease is not only wreaking havoc on daily life; it's wreaking havoc with the economy. Early this morning, the Senate leaders agreed on a $2 trillion financial package and, should it pass, it will be the third time this month the federal government has intervened to keep the U.S. economy afloat."
Apr 12, 2007 · 'Wreak havoc', despite the ancient words, is a modern expression, which only took off in the late 1800s. 'Wreak' was formerly restricted to things like punishment and vengeance; it seems to have been Shelley in the early 1800s who first extended it to other kinds of calamity such as ruin and destruction, which was until then the job of 'work'.
Jul 5, 2011 · Icy patch causes havoc near Simplot Road By The Daily Graphic Staff Updated 7 months ago A particularly icy patch of the Trans-Canada Highway played havoc with drivers early Wednesday morning near Simplot Road.
Dec 19, 2022 · Following after her brother these long weeks had wrought havoc on Faen's gray, shambling form, and Kehr barely recognized her. Her eyes were black pits, sunken shadows in place of the cornflower blue he remembered. All that remained of his sister's golden tresses hung in matted ashen clumps from the sides of her skull, and the sodden weight of ...
Dec 20, 2022 · He watched as the yellow flesh tore, dropping rotted tissue and hair to the ground in a wet thump. Her thin limbs rattled in the wind, skeletal knobs protruding from damp parchment. Kehr wondered if Faen still felt anything. She leaned forward to point at his chest with a bony, trembling finger. Source: Diablo III. Last edited: Dec 20, 2022. B.
Aug 3, 2007 · Since "wreak havoc" is also a familiar pairing, many people assume that wrought is the past tense of wreak, but the two are actually distinct. Although it still exists as a verb, wrought is more often used today as an adjective, a role in which it has a number of meanings.
Mar 30, 2006 · IdF. French (lower Normandy) Mar 30, 2006. #1. Hello everybody. I've always had difficulties with that expression 'mettre le bordel/bazar'. Ex: 'je suis très désordonnée, je mets le bazar/bordel partout où je vais'. Well, even my French sentence is not great. But I think in English it's something like 'create havoc': does it sound good to you?
