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play the mischief with

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

Verb

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

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

Synonyms of play the mischief with

Forms of play the mischief with

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

Questions about play the mischief with

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

Words near play the mischief with in the dictionary

  1. play the hand that one was dealt
  2. play the man
  3. play the man and not the ball
  4. play the man not the ball
  5. play the man, not the ball
  6. play the mischief with
  7. play the Nazi card
  8. play the odds
  9. play the ponies
  10. play the pronoun game
  11. play the race card

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