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play the cat and banjo with

play the cat and banjo with verb: synonym of play the devil with.

Verb

play the cat and banjo with (third-person singular simple present plays the cat and banjo with, present participle playing the cat and banjo with, simple past and past participle played the cat and banjo with)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of play the devil with.
    • […] and here it is that the two Dromios get their cue to come in and play the cat and banjo with our cabinet.1919, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food, Annual Report of the Minister of Agriculture and Food, page 69
    • […] but the dislocation of all markets by such a recession might play the cat and banjo with all present trends and forecasts.1957, The Statist, page 300

Synonyms of play the cat and banjo with

Forms of play the cat and banjo with

third-person singular presentplays the cat and banjo with
present participleplaying the cat and banjo with
past participleplayed the cat and banjo with
pastplayed the cat and banjo with

Questions about play the cat and banjo with

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

Words near play the cat and banjo with in the dictionary

  1. play the ball
  2. play the ball and not the man
  3. play the ball not the man
  4. play the ball, not the man
  5. play the board
  6. play the cat and banjo with
  7. play the clitar
  8. play the deuce with
  9. play the devil with
  10. play the dickens with
  11. play the field

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