play the devil with
play hob with
To cause confusion in; upset.
Uncle Bob's unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel.
Mother's illness played hob with our party.
play with fire
To put oneself in danger; to take risks.
Leaving your door unlocked in New York City is playing with fire.
The doctor told Mr. Smith that he must watch his diet if he doesn't want to play with fire.
put up with
To accept patiently; bear; to tolerate to accept unwillingly.
We had to put up with Jim's poor table manners because he refused to change.
The mother told her children, "I refuse to put up with your tracking in mud!"
The employee was fired because his boss could not put up with his mistakes any longer.
While I’m studying, I can’t put up with any noise or other distractions.
rate with someone
To be esteemed highly by another.
The professor really rates with both the graduate students and the undergraduates.
reckon with
To consider as one of the things which may change a situation; consider (something) that will make a difference in the results.
The coach said the opposing pitcher had a fast ball to be reckoned with.
reckon without
To fail to consider as one of the things which might change a situation; not think about.
The committee for the class picnic party made careful plans for a beach party but they reckoned without a sudden change in the weather.
rhyme or reason
without rhyme or reason
A good plan or reason; a reasonable purpose or explanation. Used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences.
Don could see no rhyme or reason to the plot of the play.
It seemed to Ruth that her little brother had temper tantrums without rhyme or reason.
room with
To live in a furnished room with someone as a roommate without having an affair.
I roomed with him in college for four years.
To live together as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage.
Dan and Sue have been rooming together for quite a while and people are wondering if they will ever get married.