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
Mathghamhain-Ancient Irish
HeliosHEE-lee-os (English)Greek Mythology
Maiken-Danish, Norwegian
Seda-Turkish
Zlata-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Russian
Baudelio-Spanish