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/'devl/ * danh từ - ma, quỷ =devil take it!+ ma bắt nó đi - điều quái gỡ, điều ghê gớm, điều khủng khiếp =what the devil are you doing?+ cậu làm cái quái gì đấy? =to work like the devil+ làm việc hăng quá =it's the devil of a way+ đường xa kinh khủng - sự giận dữ, sự tức giận =to ráie the devil in someone+ làm cho ai tức điên lên, làm cho ai nổi tam bành - người hung ác, người nanh ác, người ác độc - người quỷ quyệt, người xảo quyệt - người khốn khổ; người bất hạnh, người vô phúc - thư ký riêng (của luật sư, của nhà văn); người học việc (ở xưởng in) - thịt nướng tẩm nhiều tiêu ớt - lò than, lò nung - máy xé (vải vụn, giẻ rách) !a devil of a boy - thằng quỷ ranh (hoặc tỏ ý chê là khó ưa, khó chịu, hoặc tỏ ý khen ai là đáng chú ý, vui tính...) !the devil among the tailors - sự cãi lộn; sự lộn xộn; sự ồn ào !the devil and all - tất cả cái gì xấu !the devil take the hindmost - khôn sống mống chết !the devil and the deep sea - (xem) between !to give the devil his hue - đối xử công bằng ngay cả với kẻ không xứng đáng; đối xử công bằng ngay cả với kẻ mình không ưa !to go to the devil - phá sản, lụn bại !to go the devil! - cút đi! !someone (something) is the devil - người (điều) phiền toái !to play the devil with x play to raise the devil - (xem) raise !to talk of the devil and he will appear - vừa nói đến ai thì người đó đã đến ngay * nội động từ - làm thư ký riêng (cho một luật sư); viết văn thuê (cho nhà văn) * ngoại động từ - nướng (thịt...) sau khi tẩm tiêu ớt
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(the) devil makes work for idle hands — the devil makes/finds/work for idle hands phrase used for saying that people who are bored or do not have enough work will start doing things that they should not do Thesaurus: morally bad or wrong behavioursynonym Main entry: devil * * * … Useful english dictionary
the devil finds work for idle hands to do — ► 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. Main Entry: ↑devil … English terms dictionary
The Devil Finds Work — Infobox Book | name = The Devil Finds Work title orig = translator = image caption = author = James Baldwin illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Essay publisher = release date = 1976 media type … Wikipedia
(the) devil finds work for idle hands. — something that you say which means people who have no work or activity are more likely to do things they should not do, such as commit crimes. There s plenty more tidying to do if you ve finished the bedroom. The devil finds work for idle hands … New idioms dictionary
the devil makes work for idle hands — if a person is not busy he will do evil things, work ethic Protestants believe children should be busy because the devil makes work for idle hands … English idioms
(the) devil finds work for idle hands — the devil makes/finds/work for idle hands phrase used for saying that people who are bored or do not have enough work will start doing things that they should not do Thesaurus: morally bad or wrong behavioursynonym Main entry: devil … Useful english dictionary
the devil finds work for idle hands to do — Idleness and mischief are linked in ST. JEROME Letters CXXV. xi. fac et aliquid operis, ut semper te diabolus inveniat occupatum, do something, so that the devil may always find you busy; cf. c 1386 CHAUCER Tale of Melibee 1. 1594 Therfore seith… … Proverbs new dictionary
the devil finds work for idle hands to do — proverb someone who doesn t have enough work to do is liable to cause or get into trouble … Useful english dictionary
The Devil is an Ass — is a Jacobean comedy by Ben Jonson, first performed in 1616 and first published in 1631. [Chambers, Vol. 3, p. 373.] The Devil is an Ass followed Bartholomew Fair (1614), one of the author s greatest works, and marks the start of the final phase… … Wikipedia
devil finds work for idle hands — When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people don t have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality … The small dictionary of idiomes
devil finds work for idle hands — When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people don t have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
