::: 6 devilish idioms :::
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between the devil and the deep blue sea
means that you must choose between two equally unpleasant situations
I'm really between the devil and the deep blue sea - if I do it it can be wrong and if I don't do it it can be wrong...
between the devil and the deep blue sea
means that you must choose between two equally unpleasant situations
I'm really between the devil and the deep blue sea - if I do it it can be wrong and if I don't do it it can be wrong...
::: 2 :::
give the devil his/her due
Fig. to give someone you do not really like or approve of proper credit for something
She's really a bore, but I have to give the devil her due. She sure knows how to dress.
give the devil his/her due
Fig. to give someone you do not really like or approve of proper credit for something
She's really a bore, but I have to give the devil her due. She sure knows how to dress.
::: 3 :::
speak of the devil (and in he walks)
Prov. Talk about a certain person, and that person appears. (Used when someone appears whom you have just been talking about.)
speak of the devil (and in he walks)
Prov. Talk about a certain person, and that person appears. (Used when someone appears whom you have just been talking about.)
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devil-may-care attitude
a very casual attitude; a worry-free or carefree attitude.
Minny is so thoughtless - with her devil-may-care attitude she will get herself into real trouble one day.
devil-may-care attitude
a very casual attitude; a worry-free or carefree attitude.
Minny is so thoughtless - with her devil-may-care attitude she will get herself into real trouble one day.
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have the luck of the devil (old-fashioned)
to be very lucky
Then she won £3000 on the lottery - that woman has the luck of the devil
have the luck of the devil (old-fashioned)
to be very lucky
Then she won £3000 on the lottery - that woman has the luck of the devil
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devil is not so black as he is painted
Prov. No one is as bad as people say he is.
I can't believe that Ms Peabody is as bad as the people say she is. The devil is not so black as he is painted.
devil is not so black as he is painted
Prov. No one is as bad as people say he is.
I can't believe that Ms Peabody is as bad as the people say she is. The devil is not so black as he is painted.