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dances with the devil

dances with the devil is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dance with the devil.

Meaning of dance with the devil

Verb

dance with the devil (third-person singular simple present dances with the devil, present participle dancing with the devil, simple past and past participle danced with the devil)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To engage in risky and immoral behavior.

Questions about dances with the devil

What is dances with the devil the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dances with the devil is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dance with the devil.

Words near dances with the devil in the dictionary

  1. dances the Tyburn jig
  2. dances to a different tune
  3. dances to a new tune
  4. dances to someone's tune
  5. dances upon nothing
  6. dances with the devil
  7. dancescape
  8. dancescapes
  9. dancesport
  10. dancest
  11. danceth

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