what (in) the devil
what (in) the devil
An exclamation used to emphasize surprise, shock, or bafflement. Just what the devil is going on here? What in the devil? I just put my sandwich down, and now it's gone!
See also: devil, what
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- the devil of a time
- a devil of a
- a devil of a job
- a/the devil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc.
- devil of a job
- the devil incarnate
- the devil is beating his wife
- the devil is meeting his wife
- have the luck of the devil
- full of the devil