devil of a time
a devil of a time
A difficult or frustrating time; much difficulty. I'm having a devil of a time getting this window open—I think it has been painted shut. We had a devil of a time convincing Grandpa to go to the doctor for that bad cough.
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the devil of a time
A great deal of difficulty or frustration. I'm having the devil of a time getting this window open—I think it has been painted shut. It was the devil of a time convincing Grandpa to go to the doctor for that bad cough.
See also: devil, of, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
devil of a time
and the devil's own timea very difficult time. I had a devil of a time with my taxes. This cold has been giving me a devil of a time. Fixing the car seemed easy, but I had the devil's own time doing it.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- a devil of a time
- devil of a
- devil of a job
- a/the devil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc.
- a devil of a
- a devil of a job
- the devil of a time
- what (in) the devil
- devil
- the devil incarnate