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play old harry

To play the devil; to make mischief.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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play old harryBlenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..
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