play Old Gooseberry (English, verb)
expansion: play Old Gooseberry (third-person singular simple present plays Old Gooseberry, present participle playing Old Gooseberry, simple past and past participle played Old Gooseberry)
Senses:
glosses: To suddenly put a stop to a disturbance by force or threats.
tags: UK
archaic
idiomatic
glosses: To play the devil; to make mischief.
tags: UK
archaic
idiomatic
Forms:
form: plays Old Gooseberry
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing Old Gooseberry
tags: participle
present
form: played Old Gooseberry
tags: participle
past
form: played Old Gooseberry
tags: past
form: play up Old Gooseberry
tags: alternative