play merry havoc with

verb

Synonym of play the devil with.

Meanings

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

present singular third person plays merry havoc with · participle present playing merry havoc with · participle past played merry havoc with · past played merry havoc with

  1. idiomaticSynonym of play the devil with.

    Synonyms: play the devil with

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of play the devil with.

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