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played the deuce with

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

Meaning of play the deuce 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.

Questions about played the deuce with

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

Words near played the deuce with in the dictionary

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

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