Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play the devil with

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
play the dev-il with
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause great trouble or distress to.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

plays the devil with (present, singular) playing the devil with (participle, present) played the devil with (participle, past) played the devil with (past)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does play the devil with mean?
To cause great trouble or distress to.

How to pronounce play the devil with

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