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playing merry hell with

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

Meaning of play merry hell with

Verb

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

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

Questions about playing merry hell with

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

Words near playing merry hell with in the dictionary

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

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