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play merry hell with

play merry hell with verb: synonym of play the devil with.

Verb

play merry hell with (third-person singular simple present plays merry hell with, present participle playing merry hell with, simple past and past participle played merry hell with)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of play the devil with.

Synonyms of play merry hell with

Forms of play merry hell with

third-person singular presentplays merry hell with
present participleplaying merry hell with
past participleplayed merry hell with
pastplayed merry hell with

Questions about play merry hell with

What does play merry hell with mean?
Play merry hell with means synonym of play the devil with.
What part of speech is play merry hell with?
Play merry hell with is a verb.
What is the past tense of play merry hell with?
The past tense of play merry hell with is played merry hell with.

Words near play merry hell with in the dictionary

  1. play it pear-shaped
  2. play it safe
  3. play it straight
  4. play like
  5. play merry havoc with
  6. play merry hell with
  7. play money
  8. play nice
  9. play Nostradamus
  10. play number two
  11. play of color

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