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Examples:spirits and devils (usually harmful)—lit. Gods appear and devils vanish (idiom); appear and disappear unpredictably—Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club—drive out devils and spirits exorcism—fiends (idiom); devils and monsters—lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams—the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation—devils are born in the heart [idiom.]—lead the devil to the door (idiom); to invite the attention of criminals—dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost—fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear—Devil (in Jewish and Christian mythology)—virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—little devil (term of endearment)—lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. mystify—the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—between the devil and the deep blue sea [idiom.]—You devil! (as joke or insult)—Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)—black devil (derogatory term for black or African person)—Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.—devil incarnate [idiom.]—it's easier invite the devil in than to send him away—running the Yellow river or Huanghe (as a dare-devil sport)—"housing devil", real estate developer or realtor accused of manipulating the property market in their favor—running the Changjiang or Yangtze river (as a dare-devil sport)—lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones [idiom.]— |