play the devil with

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause great trouble or distress to. colloquial,idiomatic
    — There's a silly young fool; but perhaps it's not entirely his fault. The last six months of the war played the devil with many an unformed character.

词形变化

plays the devil with present,singular,third-person playing the devil with participle,present played the devil with participle,past played the devil with past
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