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played hell with

played hell with is the simple past and past participle of play hell with.

Meaning of play hell with

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of play the devil with.
    • For the third time I played hell with the bell. As I lay waiting I could hear a sort of murmurousness beyond the door.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 14

Questions about played hell with

What is played hell with the simple past and past participle of?
Played hell with is the simple past and past participle of play hell with.

Words near played hell with in the dictionary

  1. played games
  2. played God
  3. played gooseberry
  4. played hardball
  5. played havoc
  6. played hell with
  7. played hob with
  8. played hooky
  9. played host to
  10. played house
  11. played in

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