Word & Phrase List: Devil
A devil of a time ā very difficult or causing a lot of trouble
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't ā used to say that it is better to deal with a difficult person or situation one knows than with a new person or situation that could be worse
Between the devil and the deep blue sea ā faced with two equally objectionable alternatives
Devil among the tailors ā a firework that emits sparks, stars, and finally whirling imps
Devil-fire ā will-o'-the wisp (i.e., a light that sometimes appears in the night over marshy ground and is often attributable to the combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter; a deceptive goal or hope); Saint Elmo's fire (i.e., a flaming phenomenon sometimes seen in stormy weather at prominent points on an airplane or ship and on land that is of the nature of a brush discharge of electricity)
Devil lore ā demonology; often: a body of folk belief and custom concerning evil spirits or devils
Devil-may-care ā easygoing, carefree
Devil to pay ā severe consequencesĀ
Devil's advocate ā a person who champions the less accepted cause for the sake of argument
Devil's food cake ā a rich chocolate cake
Devil's mass ā indiscriminate cursing
Devil's tattoo ā a drumming with or as if with fingers or feet
Devil theory ā Ā a theory of history: political and social crises arise from the deliberate actions of evil or misguided leaders rather than as a natural result of conditions
Sell one's soul to the devil ā to gain wealth, success, power, etc., by doing something bad or dishonest
Speak/talk to the devil ā used in speech to say that someone one has been talking about has unexpectedly appeared
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