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plays hell with

plays hell with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play hell with.

Meaning of play hell with

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of play the devil with.
    • For the third time I played hell with the bell. As I lay waiting I could hear a sort of murmurousness beyond the door.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 14

Questions about plays hell with

What is plays hell with the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays hell with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play hell with.

Words near plays hell with in the dictionary

  1. plays games
  2. plays God
  3. plays gooseberry
  4. plays hardball
  5. plays havoc
  6. plays hell with
  7. plays hob with
  8. plays hooky
  9. plays host to
  10. plays house
  11. plays in

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