Idiom
play the deuce with
Meaning
Synonym of play the devil with.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The heavy rain played the deuce with our plans.”
“The sudden power outage played the deuce with the office schedule, forcing us to delay the project deadline.”
“His unexpected resignation played the deuce with the department's long-term strategy, leaving the remaining staff to manage the resulting chaos.”
Examples
simple
“The heavy rain played the deuce with our plans.”
contextual
“The sudden power outage played the deuce with the office schedule, forcing us to delay the project deadline.”
complex
“His unexpected resignation played the deuce with the department's long-term strategy, leaving the remaining staff to manage the resulting chaos.”
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