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play Old Harry with

play Old Harry with verb: synonym of play the devil with.

Verb

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

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

Synonyms of play Old Harry with

Forms of play Old Harry with

third-person singular presentplays Old Harry with
present participleplaying Old Harry with
past participleplayed Old Harry with
pastplayed Old Harry with

Questions about play Old Harry with

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

Words near play Old Harry with in the dictionary

  1. play of colour
  2. play of words
  3. play off
  4. play Old Gooseberry
  5. play Old Harry
  6. play Old Harry with
  7. play on
  8. play on someone's heartstrings
  9. play on words
  10. play one against another
  11. play one's cards right

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