a [the] devil of a
讨厌的; 异常的, 麻烦的; 有趣的
and the devil knows
what [who]
以及其他种种(以及其他的人)
as [like] the devil
[口] 极度地; 猛烈地; 拼命地
as the devil loves holy water
非常厌恶(憎恨)
be a devil to eat
很能吃, 饭量大
be a devil to work
很能干
be in a devil of a hole
[俚]处境非常尴尬
beat the devil
[美, 俚]压倒一切, 真了不起
beat the devil out of sb.
[美口]把某人打得半死, 痛殴某人
between the devil and the deep [blue]
sea
进退两难
blue devil
恶鬼
blue devils
沮丧, 忧郁
耍酒风
Each for himself and the devil take
the hindmost.
[谚]争先恐后, 落后者遭殃。
give the devil his due
平心而论, 说公道话
go to the devil
完蛋, 落魄, 毁灭
滚开! 去你的吧!
He must [should] have a long
spoon that sups with the
devil.
[谚]同坏人打交道必须提高警惕。
He must needs go whom [that] the
devil drives.(=Needs must when the devil drives.)
[谚]情势所迫, 只好如此。
hug sb. as the devil hugs a
witch
[废、谑]紧紧地拥抱某人
...is the devil (of it) ...
是一个很大的困难, ...是一件很讨厌的事
It's easier to raise the
devil than to lay him.
[谚]召鬼容易驱鬼难;
请神容易送神难。
like the [a] devil (=like
devils)
[口]象什么似地, 拚命地, 猛烈地
Lucky devil
[口]幸运的家伙, 幸运儿
paint the devil blacker than he
is
过甚其词
play the [very] devil
with (=play the devil and all with )
[口]破坏, 糟蹋, 使失败
pull devil, pull baker
大家加油啊!
激烈的角斗
pull the devil by the tail
[口]不断同贫困做斗争; 走向破产; 剩下最后一着
raise the devil
(念咒)召唤魔鬼
(=raise cain)惹乱子
[口]狂欢
[口]提出强烈抗议, 采取断然措施
Red Devils
[俚](译文可能是“非法字符”,你懂的 ---- 赵西征按)
see the devil
[俚]喝醉
sell oneself [one's soul] to the
devil
把灵魂出卖给魔鬼
send sb. to the devil
叫某人去见鬼[滚开]
serve the devil (for God's
sake)
(假借上帝名义)为非做歹, 做坏事
speak [talk] of the devil and he will
[is sure to] appear
讲人人到, 讲鬼鬼到
the devil among the tailors
正在吵架; "恶魔在裁缝之中"的游戏; 一种烟火
the devil and all
全部, 整个
the devil (and all) to do
极大的麻烦; 巨大的骚乱
the devil and his dam
[废]魔鬼和比魔鬼更坏的东西
The devil can cite scripture for his
purpose.
[谚]魔鬼也会引证《圣经》为自己辩护。
The devil is dead.
[罕]困难已经克服了; (工作、旅途等)最困难的部分业已渡过。
The devil is good [kind] to his
own.
[苏谚](谈到自己不喜欢的人走运时)恶人自有魔鬼保佑。
The devil is good when he is
pleased.
[谚]魔鬼高兴时也很和气。
The devil is not so black as he is
painted.
[谚]魔鬼并不象人们所画的那么黑(指人们害怕或不喜欢的人并不象 一般说的那么坏; 事情没有传说的那么可怕)。
The devil knows many things because
he is old.
[谚]人老见识广; 老马识途。
the devil rebuking sin
贼喊捉贼
The devil rides on [upon] a
fiddlestick.
真是怪事, 真想不到。
There will be the devil to pay.
[口]那就麻烦了。
to beat the devil
[美俚]又快又猛地; 非常, 在很大程度上
What [who, when, where, how, why] the
devil ...?
究竟到底是什么[谁, 什么时候, 什么地方, 怎样, 为什么等]...?
when the devil is blind
永远不会
whip the devil round the
post (=[USA]whip the devil around the
stump)
[口]取巧, 自欺欺人
wish sb. at the devil
恨不得某人滚得远远的
devil a bit
[口]完全不, 一点也不
devil a one
一个也没有
devil of a mess
乱七八糟
devil on two sticks
空竹, 扯铃
devils [angels] on horseback
咸肉包蚝(菜名)
Devil take it!
糟糕! 该死!

