play the devil with (English, verb)
expansion: play the devil with (third-person singular simple present plays the devil with, present participle playing the devil with, simple past and past participle played the devil with)
Senses:
glosses: To cause great trouble or distress to.
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
Forms:
form: plays the devil with
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing the devil with
tags: participle
present
form: played the devil with
tags: participle
past
form: played the devil with
tags: past