play merry hell with

verb

Synonym of play the devil with.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticSynonym of play the devil with.

    The first one, harpooned in the morning near Leatherjacket Bay, played merry hell before the killers drove it ashore on the rocks outside South Head in its dying struggles.

    1961, Tom Mead, Killers of Eden, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 104

    Synonyms: play the devil with

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of play the devil with.

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play the devil with
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play the devil with
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play merry hell with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20merry%20hell%20with

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play merry hell with,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20merry%20hell%20with.

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