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plays hob with

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

Meaning of play hob with

Verb

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

  1. (UK, dated, idiomatic, rustic US) mess with, cause trouble for
    • They say it's playing hob with the fellers in these here parts.1838 June 2, Mirror, N.Y, 387/1
    Synonyms:
    mess with, play the devil

Questions about plays hob with

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

Words near plays hob with in the dictionary

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

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