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play the deuce with

play the deuce with verb: synonym of play the devil with.

Verb

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

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

Synonyms of play the deuce with

Forms of play the deuce with

third-person singular presentplays the deuce with
present participleplaying the deuce with
past participleplayed the deuce with
pastplayed the deuce with

Questions about play the deuce with

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

Words near play the deuce with in the dictionary

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

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