be a devil!

(informal)said when encouraging someone to do something that they are hesitating to do

(非正式)干吧（用于鼓勵某人去做其正在遲疑不決是否要做的事情）

‘Go on, be a devil and stop being so staid!’.

“來，干吧。別那么慢吞吞了！” 。

devil a —

(archaic)not even one or any

(古)連一個也沒有

the devil a man of you stirred himself over it.

你們誰都沒有為這事干點(diǎn)什么。

the devil can quote scripture for his purpose

(proverb)people may conceal unworthy motives by reciting words that sound morally authoritative

(諺)人們可以用冠冕堂皇的話來掩飾不良動機(jī)

the devil finds work for idle hands to do

(proverb)if someone doesn't have enough work to occupy them, they are liable to cause or get into trouble

(諺)閑著無聊的人可能會有（或惹）麻煩

the devil looks after his own

(proverb)success or good fortune often seem to come to those who least deserve it

(諺)成功（或好運(yùn)）往往會光顧最不應(yīng)得到它的人

devil-may-care

cheerful and reckless

興高采烈而又毫無顧慮的

light-hearted, devil-may-care young pilots.

無憂無慮、不顧一切的年輕飛行員們。

a devil of a —

(informal)used to emphasize great size or degree

(非正式)極大的；程度極深的

photographic equipment costs a devil of a lot.

照相器材要花好多錢。

the devil's dozen

thirteen

十三

the devil's in the detail

the details of a matter are its most problematic aspect

細(xì)節(jié)之處最容易出問題

the devil's own —

(informal)used to emphasize the difficulty or seriousness of something

(非正式)很困難的；很嚴(yán)重的；非同小可的

he was in the devil's own hurry.

他極其匆忙。

every man for himself and the devil take the hindm

he was in the devil's own hurry.

他極其匆忙。

go to the devil!

said in angry rejection or condemnation of someone

滾開！見鬼去吧！

like the devil

with great speed or energy

飛快地；拼命地；全力地

he drove like the devil.

他車開得飛快。

speak (或 talk) of the devil

said when a person appears just after being mentioned

剛提到某人，某人就出現(xiàn)了；說到曹操，曹操就到