"play the cat and banjo with" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: plays the cat and banjo with [present, singular, third-person], playing the cat and banjo with [participle, present], played the cat and banjo with [participle, past], played the cat and banjo with [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play the cat and banjo with (third-person singular simple present plays the cat and banjo with, present participle playing the cat and banjo with, simple past and past participle played the cat and banjo with)
  1. Synonym of play the devil with Synonyms: play the devil with [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-play_the_cat_and_banjo_with-en-verb-aDAgrQQp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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          "ref": "1919, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food, Annual Report of the Minister of Agriculture and Food, page 69:",
          "text": "[…] and here it is that the two Dromios get their cue to come in and play the cat and banjo with our cabinet.",
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          "ref": "1957, The Statist, page 300:",
          "text": "[…] but the dislocation of all markets by such a recession might play the cat and banjo with all present trends and forecasts.",
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