devil



*devil

Fig. a severe scolding. (*Typically: get ~; Catch ~; give someone ~.) Bill is always getting the devil about something. I'm late. If I don't get home soon, I'll catch the devil!
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jiroujee-ṙo:Japanese
SÉVÉRine-French
DuŠAn-Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Macedonian
Diot-Medieval English
RoopeRO:-peFinnish
Aegidius-Late Roman