have the devil's own job

To have a difficult or frustrating time. I'm having the devil's own job getting this window open—I think it's been painted shut. We had the devil's own job convincing Grandpa to go to the doctor for that bad cough.

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the devil's own job
the devil's own time
the devil’s own time
the devil's own
the devil's own (something)
have a job
have a job doing/to do something
on the job
set (one) up with (someone or something)
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have the best of (something)
have the better of (someone or something)
have the bit between (one's) teeth
have the bit in (one's) teeth
have the blues
have the brass (neck) to (do something)
have the bug
have the bulge on
have the bulge on (someone or something)
have the cards stacked against
have the cards stacked against (someone or something)
have the cards stacked up against (someone or something)
have the cares of the world on (one's) shoulders
have the cockroach
have the constitution of an ox
have the courage of (one's) convictions
have the courage of convictions
have the courage of your convictions
have the courtesy to (do something)
have the courtesy to do something
have the craic
have the deck stacked against
have the deck stacked against (someone or something)
have the devil to pay
have the devil's (own) luck
have the devil's own job
have the drop on
have the drop on (someone or something)
have the ear of (one)
have the ear of someone
have the edge on (someone or something)
have the face to
have the feel of (something)
have the feeling
have the final say
have the final word
have the floor
have the gall to (do something)
have the gall to do
have the gift of (the) gab
have the gift of gab
have the goods
have the goods on (someone)
have the goods on someone
have the grace to do something
have the guts
have the guts (to do something)
have the hang of (something)
have the heart
have the heart (to do something)
have the honor of (doing something)
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have the courage of her convictions
have the courage of his convictions
have the courage of my convictions
have the courage of one's convictions
have the courage of our convictions
have the courage of somebody's convictions
have the courage of someone's convictions
have the courage of their convictions
have the courage of your convictions
have the courtesy to
have the courtesy to (do something)
have the courtesy to do something
have the crack
have the craic
have the deck stacked against
have the deck stacked against (someone or something)
have the deck stacked against her
have the deck stacked against him
have the deck stacked against it
have the deck stacked against me
have the deck stacked against one
have the deck stacked against somebody
have the deck stacked against someone
have the deck stacked against something
have the deck stacked against them
have the deck stacked against us
have the deck stacked against you
have the devil to pay
have the devil's (own) luck
have the devil's luck
have the devil's own job
have the devil's own luck
have the devils luck
have the devils own job
have the devils own luck
have the drop on
have the drop on (someone or something)
have the ear of
have the ear of (one)
have the ear of her
have the ear of him
have the ear of me
have the ear of one
have the ear of someone
have the ear of them
have the ear of us
have the ear of you
have the edge on
have the edge on (one)
have the edge on (someone or something)
have the edge on her
have the edge on him
have the edge on it
have the edge on me
have the edge on one
have the edge on somebody
have the edge on someone
have the edge on something
have the edge on them
have the edge on us
have the edge on you
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