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playing merry havoc with

playing merry havoc with is the present participle and gerund of play merry havoc with.

Meaning of play merry havoc with

Verb

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

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

Questions about playing merry havoc with

What is playing merry havoc with the present participle and gerund of?
Playing merry havoc with is the present participle and gerund of play merry havoc with.

Words near playing merry havoc with in the dictionary

  1. playing it for all it's worth
  2. playing it pear-shaped
  3. playing it safe
  4. playing it straight
  5. playing like
  6. playing merry havoc with
  7. playing merry hell with
  8. playing nice
  9. playing Nostradamus
  10. playing number two
  11. playing off

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