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playing Old Harry with

playing Old Harry with is the present participle and gerund of play Old Harry with.

Meaning of play Old Harry with

Verb

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

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

Questions about playing Old Harry with

What is playing Old Harry with the present participle and gerund of?
Playing Old Harry with is the present participle and gerund of play Old Harry with.

Words near playing Old Harry with in the dictionary

  1. playing Nostradamus
  2. playing number two
  3. playing off
  4. playing Old Gooseberry
  5. playing Old Harry
  6. playing Old Harry with
  7. playing on
  8. playing on someone's heartstrings
  9. playing one against another
  10. playing one's cards right
  11. playing one's cards well

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