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play the devil with

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play the devil with something
Fig. to cause disruption with something; to foul something up. Your being late really played the devil with my plans for the day. This weather is really playing the devil with my arthritis.
See also: devil, play


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"Well," began Jean Frollo once more," we must play the devil with them.
 
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