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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fishke	-	Yiddish
Cavan	-	English
Gnaeus	GNIE-uws (Ancient Roman), NIE-əs (English)	Ancient Roman
RadomiŁA	rah-daw-MEE-wah	Polish
Iphigenia	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Mielikki	-	Finnish Mythology