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holy terror

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holy terror

An exasperating individual, as in He was only five, but he was a holy terror, running wild through the house and throwing whatever he could lay his hands on . The adjective holy here is an intensifier. [Late 1800s]

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holy terror

n. a devilish person; a badly behaving child. Why is the boss such a holy terror today?

See also: holy, terror