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played the mischief with

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

Meaning of play the mischief 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.

Questions about played the mischief with

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

Words near played the mischief with in the dictionary

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

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