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play the cat and banjo with en · VERB

(idiomatic) Synonym of play the devil with.
- […] and here it is that the two Dromios get their cue to come in and play the cat and banjo with our cabinet. 1919, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food, Annual Report of the Minister of Agriculture and Food, page 69:
- […] but the dislocation of all markets by such a recession might play the cat and banjo with all present trends and forecasts. 1957, The Statist, page 300:

Spelling	Features	Source
playing the cat and banjo with	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
plays the cat and banjo with	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
played the cat and banjo with	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
played the cat and banjo with	Tense=Past	lexicographic