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plays merry havoc with

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

Meaning of play merry havoc with

Verb

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

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

Questions about plays merry havoc with

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

Words near plays merry havoc with in the dictionary

  1. plays it for all it's worth
  2. plays it pear-shaped
  3. plays it safe
  4. plays it straight
  5. plays like
  6. plays merry havoc with
  7. plays merry hell with
  8. plays nice
  9. plays Nostradamus
  10. plays number two
  11. plays of color

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