play hell with

verb

Synonym of play the devil with.

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Meanings

verbplay hell with (third-person singular simple present plays hell with, present participle playing hell with, simple past and past participle played hell with)

present singular third person plays hell with · participle present playing hell with · participle past played hell with · past played hell with

  1. Synonym of play the devil with.

    For the third time I played hell with the bell. As I lay waiting I could hear a sort of murmurousness beyond the door.

    1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 14

    Synonyms: play the devil with

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of play the devil with.

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play hell with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20hell%20with

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play hell with,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20hell%20with.

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