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played the dickens with

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

Meaning of play the dickens with

Verb

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

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

Questions about played the dickens with

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

Words near played the dickens with in the dictionary

  1. played the board
  2. played the cat and banjo with
  3. played the clitar
  4. played the deuce with
  5. played the devil with
  6. played the dickens with
  7. played the field
  8. played the fool
  9. played the game
  10. played the giddy goat
  11. played the giddy ox

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