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devil of a time

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devil of a time and the devil's own time
a 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.
See also: devil, time


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6 along two of New Jersey's most traveled roads, and authorities are having a devil of a time keeping up with the thefts.
When Rose discovers him hiding there, she has a devil of a time getting him past her sleeping husband, George (Edward Chapman), and her two daughters, Doris (Patricia Plunkett), the quiet, serious one, and Vi (Susan Shaw), the troublesome party girl.
If they aren''t working in tandem, you''ll have a devil of a time with the steering wheel during your whole trip.
 
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