play the dickens with

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play the dickens with

verb plays the dickens with · playing the dickens with · played the dickens with

idiomatic Synonym of play the devil with.
Similar: play the devil with

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"play the dickens with." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/play%20the%20dickens%20with. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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play the dickens with. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/play%20the%20dickens%20with

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"play the dickens with." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/play%20the%20dickens%20with.

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@misc{play_the_dickens_with_2026,
  title = {play the dickens with},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/play%20the%20dickens%20with},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}