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plays the dickens with

plays the dickens with is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays the dickens with

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

Words near plays the dickens with in the dictionary

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

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