the black ox has trod upon (one's) toe

proverb obsolete One has been beset upon by trouble or misfortune. "Black ox" here refers to Satan. I am in low spirits, for the black ox has trod upon my toe since last we met.

See also: black, ox, toe, trod, upon

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the black ox has trod upon (one's) foot
pitch black
knocker
(as) black as Newgate's knocker
be (as) black as coal
BLM
be (as) black as pitch
black and blue
black-and-blue
thunder

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