devil for



devil (someone or an animal) for something

Fig. to bother or harass someone or an animal for something. The child kept deviling her mother for an ice-cream cone. The kittens continued to devil the mother cat for their dinner.
See also: devil

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leandrale-AHN-drah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Estienne-Medieval French
Ilka-Hungarian
HÜSeyn-Azerbaijani
Patty['pæti]
ÉLodiee-lo-DEEFrench