play the devil with
To cause great trouble or distress toTo cause great trouble or distress to.
» Will you play tennis with us?
Поиграешь с нами в теннис? — marafon
Поиграете с нами в теннис? — marafon
Ти пограєш у теніс із нами? — deniko
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1 senses(colloquial, idiomatic)To cause great trouble or distress to.
Examples
1290 sentencesWill you play tennis with us?
Ти пограєш у теніс із нами? — deniko
ruПоиграешь с нами в теннис? — marafon
I sometimes play tennis with her.
Іноді я граю з нею в теніс. — deniko
ruИногда я играю с ней в теннис. — afyodor
deIch spiele manchmal Tennis mit ihr. — Esperantostern
It's dangerous to play with fire.
Грати з вогнем небезпечно. — deniko
ruОпасно играть с огнём. — Avelesy
deEs ist gefährlich, mit dem Feuer zu spielen. — freddy1
Tom sometimes plays tennis with Mary.
Том іноді грає в теніс з Мері. — deniko
ruТом иногда играет с Мэри в теннис. — odexed
deTom spielt manchmal Tennis mit Mary. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I won't play games with you.
Я не гратиму з тобою в ігри. — deniko
ruЯ не буду играть с тобой в игры. — marafon
Forms
plays the devil with, playing the devil with, played the devil with, played the devil with| Base form | play the devil with · to play the devil with |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays the devil with |
| Present participle | playing the devil with |
| Past simple | played the devil with |
| Past participle | played the devil with |
irregular
Synonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.