"play the deuce with" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: plays the deuce with [present, singular, third-person], playing the deuce with [participle, present], played the deuce with [participle, past], played the deuce with [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play the deuce with (third-person singular simple present plays the deuce with, present participle playing the deuce with, simple past and past participle played the deuce with)
  1. (dated) Synonym of play the devil with Tags: dated Synonyms: play the devil with [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-play_the_deuce_with-en-verb-aDAgrQQp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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