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单词 to be a devil
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to be a devil
b. to be a devil: used (frequently ironically in the imperative) to encourage a person to do something daring, risky, or exciting, or anything he or she is hesitating to do.
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1949 K. Ferrier Let. June (2003) iii. 84 Here's an idea..! Catch morning plane..—stay three nights—fly back Monday morning... Howzat? Go on, be a devil!
1985 P. Ackroyd Hawksmoor vi. 122 Go on, have a brandy snap. Be a devil.
2013 K. Archer One Foot onto Ice ix. 63 Relax and enjoy yourselves. The kids are..shattered from skiing... Be a devil. Let's have a Jägerbomb.
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