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
CeallachÁN-Irish
Cainneach-Irish
Umbertooom-BER-toItalian
Idan-Hebrew
Eindride-Norwegian
Vlado-Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian