| 词组 | devil of a job |
| 释义 | Idiom devil of a job and the devil's own job Theme: WORK the most difficult task. (Informal. The first entry is usually with a.)We had a devil of a job fixing the car.It was the devil's own job finding a hotel with vacancies. a devil of a jobA difficult or frustrating time; much difficulty. I'm having a devil of a job getting this window open—I think it has been painted shut. We had a devil of a job convincing Grandpa to go to the doctor for that bad cough. devil of a joband devil's own jobthe most difficult task. We had a devil of a job fixing the car. It was the devil's own job finding a hotel with vacancies. a/the ˈdevil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc.(old-fashioned) a difficult or an unpleasant example of something: We’re going to have a devil of a job getting the roots of that tree out of the ground. |
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