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Pierre Danh
2021-06-11 05:06
A/the devil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc. old-fashioned informal
This idiom is used to emphasize the level of difficulty of the tasks mentioned.
Used to imply some tasks that make you struggle with or make you feel annoyed
We had a devil of a job dealing with those problems.
I'm having a devil of a job moving these heavy boxes.
This issue is a devil of a nuisance, isn't it?
To punish someone or something harshly
This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.
Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.
The verbs or auxiliary verbs placed before this idiom should be conjugated according to its tense.
The first expression dated from the mid-1700s.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
