play merry hell with in English

Forms: plays merry hell with [present, singular, third-person], playing merry hell with [participle, present], played merry hell with [participle, past], played merry hell with [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play merry hell with (third-person singular simple present plays merry hell with, present participle playing merry hell with, simple past and past participle played merry hell with)

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      "form": "plays merry hell with",
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"play merry hell with" meaning in English

Verb