crafty devil

crafty devil

A devious, cunning, and/or mischievous person. ("Devil" here is not intended to indicate an evil or malevolent person, but rather to emphasize "crafty.") Tabloid reporters are such crafty devils, spinning people's personal problems into sensationalist stories. He's a crafty devil in business, cleverly negotiating deals with and between companies that would normally be in fierce competition with one another.
See also: crafty, devil
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (as) crafty as a fox
  • crafty
  • fox
  • cunning
  • (as) cunning as a fox
  • old soldier
  • a sly dog
  • sly
  • sly as a fox
  • (as) sly as a fox
References in periodicals archive
As well as offering mobile catering, the business currently has a permanent spot behind Crafty Devil on Llandaff Road.
Social media has also been a key part of Crafty Devil's success.
Stocking plenty of brilliant Welsh beers, the pub is connected to Crafty Devil Brewery, so you'll find some of their best brews on tap.
We have lots of craft beers including our own and breweries like Tiny Rebel, Crafty Devil and Heavy Industries.
UK beers will include Box Steam brewery's Ghost Train; Moonraker, from JW Lees; and Thwaites' Crafty Devil.
Andrew partnered with web software specialists Crafty Devil to complete the project - allowing him to benefit not only from the company's technical expertise, but Crafty Devil's strong commercial background too.
"The crafty devil told me he was 82," says the great-grandmother, as she adjusts the tea cosy and serves Bakewell tart at their home near the New Forest in Hampshire.
Crafty Devil's Cellar An outlet for one of Cardiff's best new breweries, you could visit the shop at the front without even realising there's a little bar through the back where you can sample the brilliant ales on offer.
Crafty Devil offered the pair the backyard of its bottle shop on Llandaff Road and they converted the urban space into an outdoor restaurant under a huge canopy.
"We have lots of craft beers, including our own and breweries like Tiny Rebel, Crafty Devil and Heavy Industries.
Belfast, United Kingdom, May 19, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Belfast web app developer Crafty Devil, is approaching the half way point in the company's #CraftyHack exercise, designed to "stress test" the company's operations and better assess the service it provides to customers.
He said: "He was a crafty devil. I found him in the Dene, but I couldn't get close to him.
To celebrate the event, Fractured Visions has partnered with Cardiff's craft beer brewery, Crafty Devil. They have created a Fractured Visions beer, a bloody (and hoppy) red ale.
The official beer taster will have access to a wide variety of beers, ales and porters from across the site, including 160 bottles of beer and 88 draught lines and products from local Welsh microbreweries such as Tiny Rebel and Crafty Devil.