play the dickens with
Synonym of play the devil withSynonym of play the devil with.
» 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(idiomatic)Synonym of play the devil with.
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 dickens with, playing the dickens with, played the dickens with, played the dickens with| Base form | play the dickens with · to play the dickens with |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays the dickens with |
| Present participle | playing the dickens with |
| Past simple | played the dickens with |
| Past participle | played the dickens with |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | play the dickens with |
| he, she, it | plays the dickens with |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | played the dickens with |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have played the dickens with |
| he, she, it | has played the dickens with |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will play the dickens with |
Synonyms
1 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.