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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