devil of a time



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.
See also: devil, of, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HaydÉE-Spanish, French
Rebeccanne-English (Rare)
Godivagə-DIE-və (English)Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
JachinJAY-kin (English)Biblical
MaryMER-ee (English), MAR-ee (English)English, Biblical
Suhayl-Arabic