PLAY THE DEVIL WITH

Meaning of PLAY THE DEVIL WITH in English

v. phr. , informal To cause confusion in; upset. Uncle Bob's unexpected visit played the devil with our own plans to travel. Mother's illness played hob with our party.

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PLAY THE DEVIL WITH — ruin, destroy, deface, damage
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY THE DEVIL WITH — have a damaging or disruptive effect on. → devil
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAY THE DEVIL WITH — = play hob with
Slang English vocab
PLAY THE DEVIL WITH — ( also play the deuce with ) ( Colloq. ) Impair, spoil, injure, hurt, damage, ruin, make bad work with.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PLAY THE DEVIL WITH — испортить, причинять вред
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAY THE DEVIL WITH — испортить, причинять вред
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — ( devils) 1. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. = Satan N-PROPER : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL — [noun] [C] - an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and hornsHieronymus Bosch was a …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
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Slang English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WITH — with.ogg _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEVIL — devil сущ.1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WITH — _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. указывает …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует и Евангелие. By …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAY — 1) зазор; люфт; игра; мёртвый ход 2) свободный ход • to come into play — вступать в работу; вступать в …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
PLAY — 1) зазор; люфт; игра; мёртвый ход 2) свободный ход • to come into play — вступать в работу; вступать в действие - angular play - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства

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