as all hell
To a great extent or degree; very.
Devils & ghosts · Ma quỷ 200
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as hell
To a great extent or degree; very.
bastard operator from hell
A rogue system administrator who abuses users of the system.
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
Something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.
between the devil and the deep blue sea
In a dilemma.
bleeding hell
Synonym of bloody hell.
blooming hell
Synonym of bloody hell.
bát quái
(noun) bagua
bóng ma
(noun) specter; ghost; phantom; apparition
chicken from hell
An extinct theropod dinosaur of species Anzu wyliei.
chuffing hell
A minced oath, an expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise, etc.
come hell or high water
No matter what difficulties may occur.
cổ quái
(adjective) weird, bizarre
devil dog
A US marine.
devil smoke
Crack cocaine.
devil's bed-posts
The four of clubs.
devil's bones
Dice used for gambling.
devil's delight
A riot; a row.
devil's dust
Any type of powder or dustlike substance whose use or effect is considered to be harmful or malevolent.
devil's footstep
A barren spot of land.
devil's hand
three of a kind sixes
devil's herb
The herb form of cilantro/coriander.
devil's paintbrush
A Maxim gun.
devil's teeth
Dice used for gambling.
devil's threesome
Sexual intercourse between one woman and two men.
devil's threeway
Synonym of devil's threesome.
ghost
To end communication or contact with someone without warning.
ghost skin
A white supremacist who hides his/her views in order to blend in with society.
ghost turd
Synonym of dust bunny.
give someone an inch and he'll take a yard
Synonym of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
give up the ghost
Euphemism for die.
go to the devil
To go to a bad or unpleasant place or situation; used in expressions of contempt or angry dismissal.
hell and Tommy
Utter ruin or destruction.
hell around
To live a life of wild behavior; to stir up trouble or cause a commotion.
hell chicken
An extinct theropod dinosaur of the species Anzu wyliei.
hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
Said to express that a woman who has been romantically rejected, betrayed, or otherwise deeply wronged may react with great anger or vindictiveness.
hell no
Expressing firm disagreement.
hell to the no
Expressing firm disagreement or refusal.
hell yeah
Used to express enthusiastic or gung-ho agreement or joy.
hot as hell
Extremely hot (all senses).
I'm going to hell for this
Said as a response to laughing at or when making an offensive joke
idle hands are the devil's playthings
Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.
idle hands are the devil's tools
Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.
idle hands make work for the devil
Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.
kì quái
(adjective) bizarre, weird
kỳ quái
(adjective) Alternative spelling of kì quái.
like a bat out of hell
With crazy or excessive intensity or speed.
long ghost
A tall, thin person.
lắm thầy thối ma
Taking advice from too many people ruins the outcome — conflicting guidance confuses everything.
ma
(noun) ghost (spirit appearing after death)
ma bùn
(noun) good-for-nothing
ma chay
(noun) a funeral (generally speaking)
ma cà bông
(noun) vagrant; vagabond
ma cà rồng
(noun) blood-sucking evil spirit in ethnic minority's folklores
ma cô
(noun) pimp, pander
ma da
(noun) a kind of aquatic ghost or demon, believed to cause swimmers to drown
ma giáo
(adjective) cunning, tricky
ma gà
(noun) a chicken ghost; a chicken demon; a spirit that takes the form of a chicken and makes people ill
ma ha tát
(noun) mahasattva
ma két
(noun) scale model
ma lai
(noun) a type of evil spirit in Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian folklore, appearing as a young beautiful woman with internal organs hanging from her neck where her torso should be; also known as กระสือ (grà-sʉ̌ʉ) in Thai and អាប (ʼaap) in Khmer
ma lanh
(adjective) cunning, or (for tricksters) sly
ma lực
(noun) magical power, occult power
ma men
(noun) drunkard
ma mút
(noun) mammoth
ma nữ
(noun) the ghost of a dead girl or woman
ma pháp thiếu nữ
(noun) magical girl (a girl or young woman with magical abilities and engaged in magical adventures)
ma quái
(noun) ghosts and devils; evil spirits
ma quỉ
(noun) Alternative spelling of ma quỷ.
ma quỷ
(noun) demons and ghosts; evil spirits
ma thuật
(noun) synonym of phép thuật (“magic”) (use of supernatural rituals, forces etc.)
ma trơi
(noun) will o' the wisp
ma trận
(noun) matrix
ma trận kề
(noun) an adjacency matrix
ma tuý
(noun) narcotic; illicit drug
ma vương
(noun) devil king
ma ăn cỗ
any act carried out so clandestinely and secretly that all traces are erased, especially illicit affairs
ma đói
(noun) preta, hungry ghost (type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume)
mắc ma
(noun) magma
mực ma
(noun) purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis)
mực quỷ
(noun) vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)
nasal demon
Unexpected behavior of a compiled program as a result of source code that employs an undefined construct.
ngạ quỷ
(adjective) preta, hungry ghost
nhát ma
(adjective) scary, meant to frighten
pale as a ghost
Synonym of white as a sheet.
phim ma
(noun) horror movies that focus specifically on ghosts or other supernatural beings
quái
(noun) freak; monster
quái gở
(adjective) very strange, odd; weird; bizarre
quái lạ
(adjective) bizarre and eerie
quái thai
(noun) teras
quái thú
(noun) monster; beast; kaiju
quái vật
(noun) monster
quái xế
(noun) a reckless driver
quái ác
(adjective) wicked; cruel; malicious in an unusual or severe way
quái đản
(adjective) odd; bizarre
quỷ
(noun) any generic ugly, mischievous or evil spirit; a demon, a devil, an imp, a goblin, an ogre, an orc, an oni, etc.
quỷ kế
(noun) cunning plan, ruse
quỷ quyệt
(adjective) sly; scheming
quỷ sứ
(noun) a type of errand demon in the world of the dead
quỷ tha ma bắt
goddamn; curse; screw
quỷ thần
(noun) god, ghost, or spirit
quỷ vương
(noun) king of ghosts
raise hell
Complain vociferously.
red devil
A capsule of secobarbital sodium, especially when used as a recreational drug.
ring the devil's doorbell
To masturbate by stimulating one's clitoris.
scare the hell out of
To frighten (someone or an animal).
semen demon
A child; a brat.
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil
A person unaccustomed to wealth or luxury will easily be corrupted by it.
silver hell
A small and fashionable gambling house.
speak of the devil
Said when a person appears just as they are being talked about.
Taco Hell
Taco Bell (a chain of fast food restaurants).
tai quái
(adjective) mischievous; prankish
tassie devil
The Tasmanian devil (marsupial native to the island of Tasmania).
tha ma
(noun) graveyard
the devil finds work for idle hands
Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.
the devil makes work for idle hands
Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.
the hell
Ellipsis of what the hell (“what”).
thuỷ quái
(noun) sea monster; water ghost
thây ma
(noun) corpse; dead body
thủy quái
(noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thuỷ quái.
tinh quái
(adjective) mischievous; cunning
tiêu ma
(verb) to go down the drain, to be reduced to nothing
tiền âm phủ
(noun) joss paper
tà ma
(noun) bad ghost
tầm ma
(noun) nettle
what the hell
An intensive form of what.
white as a ghost
Very white, especially of a person's face as a result of fear.
xuất quỷ nhập thần
(adjective) greatly elusive
yêu quái
(noun) a monster or wicked spirit
ác quỷ
(noun) evil spirit; demon; devil
âm phủ
(noun) the world of the dead where King Yama reigns
ăn cơm quốc gia, thờ ma cộng sản
to eat the State's rice while worshiping the Communist spirits
Đi với bụt mặc áo cà sa, đi với ma mặc áo giấy
Pay a man back in the same coin.
đi đêm lắm có ngày gặp ma
keep wandering at night and you'll see a ghost eventually
đi đời nhà ma
(noun) to die hard
đám ma
(noun) funeral
đưa ma
(verb) to attend a funeral procession
a printer's devil
A printer's message boy; formerly, the boy who took the printed sheets from the tympan of the press. Moxon says (1683): "They do commonly so black and be- daub themselves that the workmen do jocosely call them devils.
all hell breaks loose
Complete chaos erupts
And thou unfit for any place but hell. (William Shakespeare)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
as the devil loves holy water
That is, not at all, holy water drives away the devil. The Latin proverb is, "Sicut sus amancmum amat" (as swine love marjoram).
away goes the devil if he finds the door shut against him
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
beating the devil's tattoo
Tapping on the table with one's finger a wearisome number of times, or on the floor with one's foot; repeating any rhythmical mechanical sound with annoying pertinacity.
Better the Devil you know (than the Devil you do not)
It's often safer to stick with a difficult situation than risk a worse one.
better the devil you know than the one you don't
Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven (John Milton, in Paradise Lost)
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
blue devils
Feelings of anxiety or depression
catch hell
Receive severe criticism or punishment
cheating the devil
Mincing an oath; doing evil for gain, and giving part of the profits to the Church, etc. In a literal sense, cheating the devil is by no means unusual m monkish traditions. Thus the "Devils' Bridge," over the Fall of the Reuss, in the canton of the Uri, Switzerland, is a single arch over a cataract.
Cock Lane Ghost
A tale of terror without truth , an imaginary tale of horrors. In Cock Lane, Smithfield (1762), certain knockings were heard, which Mr.
cold day in Hell
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
cá mặt quỷ
stonefish
có tiền sai được cả thần cả quỷ
Money can influence even the most powerful or stubborn people
cú kêu cho ma ăn
To do something useless or unbeneficial
dance with the devil
To cooperate or interact with someone or something dangerous
Death of the gates of Hell
She sprang full- grown from the head of Satan. ... Woman to the waist, and fair, But ending foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent armed With mortal sting. ^Paradise Lost, ii, 650-653.
devil
The gizzard of a turkey or fowl, scored, peppered, salted and broiled: it derives its appellation from being hot in the mouth.
devil
Among barristers, to get up the facts of a case for a leader; to arrange everything in the most comprehensive form, so that the Q.C. or Serjeant can absorb the question without much trouble. DEVILLING is juniors’ work, but much depends on it, and on the ability with which it is done.
devil dancing
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
devil dodger
A clergyman; also a person who goes sometimes to church and sometimes to meeting.
devil drawer
A miserable painter.
devil in disguise
Someone or something that appears harmless but is actually evil or harmful
devil lies in the details
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
devil may care
Wildly reckless; also a reckless fellow.
devil on two sticks
The English name of Le Sage's novel Le diable boiteux (1707), in which
devil take the hindmost
Every person for themselves, with no concern for others' well-being
devil's advocate
Someone who argues against an idea to test its validity
devil's bird
A Scots name for the yellow bunting; from its note, deil,
devil's bones
Dice, which are made of bones and lead to rum. Devil's books, or Devil's picture-book.
Devil's Bridge
There is a village in Cardigan- shire of this name, so called because of its double bridge across a gorge of the river
devil's candle
So the Arabs call the man- drake, from its shining appearance at night.
devil's candlestick
The common stmkhorn fungus, Phallus impudicus; also called the devil's horn and the devil's stinkpot.
devil's cream
semen
devil's dandruff
Cocaine.
devil's daughter
It is said of one who has a termagant for his wife, that he has married the Devil's daughter, and lives with the old folks.
devil's daughter
A shrew. Cp. DEVIL'S DAUGHTER'S PORTION in PHRASES above.
devil's dozen
Thirteen; twelve, and one over for the devil. Cp. BAKER'S DOZEN.
devil's four-poster
A hand at whist with four clubs. It is said that such a hand is never a winning one. Cp. DEVIL'S BEDPOST above.
devil's guts
A surveyor's chain: so called by farmers, who do not like their land should be measured by their landlords.
devil's hedpost
In card games, the four of clubs. Cp. DEVIL'S FOUR-POSTER below.
devil's lettuce
Marijuana.
devil's livery
Black and yellow. Black for death, yellow for quarantine.
devil's luck
Unusually good luck, especially in a situation where it is not deserved
devil's luck
Astounding good luck. Persons always lucky were thought at one time to have compounded with the devil.
devil's rope
Barbed wire
devil's snuif-box
A puff-ball; a fungus full of dust; one of the genus Lycoperdon.
devil’s books
A pack of playing-cards; a phrase of Presbyterian origin.—See FOUR KINGS.
devil’s dung
The fetid drug assafœtida.
devil’s livery
Black and yellow. From the mourning and quarantine uses of the colours.
do a man a good turn and he'll never forgive you
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Every man for himself (and the Devil take the hindmost)
Each person must look out for their own interests
folk devil
A person or group unfairly blamed for societal problems
for the hell of it
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
forty minutes of hell
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
fucking hell
Used to express strong emotions like shock or surprise
ghost
"the GHOST doesn’t walk," a theatrical term which implies that there is no money about, and that there will be no "treasury."
ghost -writer
The anonymous author who writes speeches, articles, or even books — especially autobiographies — for which another and better-known person gets the credit.
ghost at the feast
An unwelcome or uninvited person who spoils the enjoyment of others
ghost from one's past
A person or memory that haunts or reminds one of a past experience
ghost home
Abandon or leave a place suddenly