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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word play the devil with:

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  1. play the devil with: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. play the devil with: Collins English Dictionary
  3. play the devil with: Wiktionary
  4. play the devil with: Dictionary.com
  5. play the devil with: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. play the devil with: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (play the devil with)

verb:  (colloquial) To cause great trouble or distress to.

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