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
Caterina-Italian, Catalan
Katlego-Southern African, Tswana
Jorginho-Portuguese
Juliennezhoo-lee-ENFrench
Beyza-Turkish
Arastoo-Persian