Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “play havoc with“ and it is a phrase meaning “to disturb something entirely; disrupt, damage, ruin, spoil, mar, devastate, destruct, destroy, wreck, interfere with, hamper, impede ”.
Example Sentence: It has become common practice among farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh to dispose of paddy stubble (dried stalks/straw) and the biomass by setting it on fire to prepare fields for the next crop,.. The resultant clouds of smoke engulf (envelop) the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi and neighbouring States for several weeks between October to December. This plays havoc with the environment and affects human and livestock (farm animal) health.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article A renewable energy revolution, rooted in agriculture and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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