Play (merry) hell with something/somebody British phrase informal
To cause many negative problems for someone or something; to affect someone or something badly
The heavy rain played hell with our picnic.
His decision has played merry hell with my plan.
This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.
When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions
Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.
The verb "play" should be conjugated according to its tense.