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devil in English
- devil⇄devil, noun, verb, -iled,-ilingor (especially British),-illed,-illing.
- devil⇄expr. (the) devil take the hindmost,
a. do not worry about what happens to the slowest or last one; let each shift for himself.
Ex. The soldiers fled before the advancing enemy and let the devil take the hindmost.
b. unconcerned, espe - devil⇄expr. between the devil and the deep (blue) sea, caught in a dilemma; forced to decide between two unpleasant choices.
Ex. He could either go to Europe and displease his mother, or he could stay home and miss a fine opportunity; he was between the - devil⇄expr. devil of a, very bad; devilish; confounded.
Ex. We had the devil of a time getting out of ... uniform (New Yorker). - devil⇄expr. give the devil his due, to be scrupulously fair even to a bad or disliked person.
Ex. He was never yet a breaker of proverbs: He will give the devil his due (Shakespeare). - devil⇄expr. go to the devil, to go to ruin or perdition.
Ex. When a man's country's going to the devil (Byron). - devil⇄expr. have the devil's own time, to experience great difficulty.
Ex. Sugar Merchant Henry Tate had the devil's own time getting the nation to accept his costly gift (Time). - devil⇄expr. like the devil, with great force, cunning, etc.; extremely.
Ex. We're pushing like the devil to get as much as we can done now (Wall Street Journal). - devil⇄expr. play the devil with, (Informal.) to do damage to; make havoc or ruin of.
Ex. Salt water plays the devil with a uniform (Frederick Marryat). - devil⇄expr. raise the devil, (Informal.) to make a great disturbance.
Ex. When he finds out you broke his pipe, he will raise the devil. They have readers who raise the devil when they make a mistake (Time). - devil⇄expr. talk (or speak) of the devil, mention someone and he will appear.
Ex. Talk of the devil!--Here comes Thiselton! (G. Allen). - devil⇄expr. the Devil or the devil,
a. (in Jewish and Christian theology) the evil spirit; the enemy of goodness; Satan.
Ex. ... till the door was broke, and the Devil came in (Robert Southey).
b. (after an interrogative) an expletive expre - devil⇄expr. the devil to pay, much trouble ahead; awkward or unpleasant consequences.
Ex. Had he been laid up at present, there would have been the very devil to pay (Jane Carlyle). - devil⇄noun 1. any evil spirit; fiend; demon.
Ex. Devils plucked my sleeve (Tennyson).
2. a wicked or cruel person.
Ex. A devil, born a devil, on whose nature Nurture can never stick (Shakespeare).
3. a very able, clever, energetic, or - devil⇄v.i. to act as a literary devil.
- devil⇄v.t. 1. (Informal.) to bother or tease, torment.
Ex. Her older brother deviled her all during the meal.
(SYN) chaff, annoy.
2. to treat harshly.
3. to prepare (food) by grinding or mashing, and adding hot or savory seasoning.