Question 172
MediumOriginal questionChoose the word that best fills the blank.
The heavy rain ______ havoc with the harvest.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
"Play havoc with" means to cause great damage or disorder. The phrase is fixed.
Worth noting
Did and took are the usual guesses, but the phrase is fixed with play.
- Concept
- The word the sentence needs: "play"
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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