play the devil with
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play the devil with
verb plays the devil with · playing the devil with · played the devil with
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To cause great trouble or distress to.
There's a silly young fool; but perhaps it's not entirely his fault. The last six months of the war played the devil with many an unformed character.
Similar: play the cat and banjo with, play merry havoc with, play merry hell with, play Old Harry with, play the deuce with, play the dickens with, play the mischief with
Talk about this word "play the devil with." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/play%20the%20devil%20with. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. play the devil with. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/play%20the%20devil%20with "play the devil with." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/play%20the%20devil%20with.Cite this
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