"play the dickens with" meaning in English

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Verb

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

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