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playing the dickens with

playing the dickens with is the present participle and gerund 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 playing the dickens with

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

Words near playing the dickens with in the dictionary

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

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