be a devilPERSUADE British EnglishBrE spoken used to persuade someone to do something they are not sure they should do 别怕,勇敢些〔用来说服某人做犹豫不决的事〕 Go on, be a devil, have another gin and tonic. 来,怕什么,再来一杯金汤力。
be a devil• He is a devil from the conservative point of view.• There may be devils afoot, though not necessarily white.• It was almost as if there was a devil inside him.• Some people considered this stranger to be a devil changed into the illusion of an angel of light, or a witch.
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