to intentionally create obstacles or trouble for someone

cunning, sly, or full of guile in behavior and character

crafty and unruly

(derogatory) unruly people

cunning and deceitful; artful and slippery in behavior

soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness in ancient times

a wicked, crafty, or bad-tempered woman

to behave wickedly, bully others, or create unreasonable difficulties through perverse or tricky behavior

(idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties