| 单词 | the devil to do |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe devil (and all) to do ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > in a state of commotion or disorder [phrase] on steerc1480 the devil to paya1500 in (an) uproar1548 the devil rides on a fiddle-stick1598 in motion1598 the devil (and all) to doa1681 (all) the fat is in the fire1797 a1681 J. Lacy Sr. Hercules Buffoon (1684) v. iv. 48 Here's the Devil and all to do. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. iii. 9 There was Devil and all to do. 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 17 Nov. (1948) II. 415 This being queen Elizabeth's birthday, we have the D—— and all to do among us. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses v. 21 Then there was the Devil and all to do, Spoons, Plates and Dishes, flew about the Room like mad. 1728 J. Swift Phyllis in J. Swift et al. Misc. Prose & Verse (ed. 2) II. 134 See here again, the Dev'l to do. a1774 O. Goldsmith tr. P. Scarron Comic Romance (1775) I. vii. 42 Here had been the devil and all to do. < as lemmas |
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