・have a [the] devil of a job [time] proofreading 校正で苦労する (cf. the DEVIL's 🔗⭐🔉

・have a [the] devil of a job [time] proofreading 校正で苦労する (cf. the DEVIL's own).

・I'm in a [the] devil of a trouble. とんでもないもめごとに巻き込まれている.🔗⭐🔉

・I'm in a [the] devil of a trouble. とんでもないもめごとに巻き込まれている.

《1749》🔗⭐🔉

《1749》

bat the dvil＝beat the BAND^２.🔗⭐🔉

bat the dvil＝beat the BAND^２.

be a dvil and d 《英口語》 思い切って…する.🔗⭐🔉

be a dvil and d 《英口語》 思い切って…する.

・Be a devil and take the afternoon off. 思い切って午後は休みを取りたまえ.🔗⭐🔉

・Be a devil and take the afternoon off. 思い切って午後は休みを取りたまえ.

bat the [a] dvil's tatto ⇒devil's tattoo.🔗⭐🔉

bat the [a] dvil's tatto ⇒devil's tattoo.

betwen the dvil and the dep ble 🔗⭐🔉

betwen the dvil and the dep ble sa 二つの危難にはさまれて, 進退きわまって (between Scylla and Charybdis, between a rock and a hard place).　《《c1620》: 水夫が船体の継ぎ目 (⇒n. 12) にタールを塗るときに舷側と水面の中間にぶら下がることから》

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