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the/a devil of a something
idiom old-fashioned
an extremely difficult or serious type of something: 极为困难的；极其严重的
a devil of a mess/problem极为混乱的局面／极其严重的问题
We had the devil of a job/time trying to find this place!我们找这个地方可费了不少周折／时间！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult things and people
a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
albatross
ball and chain
bane
be dead meatidiom
be in the clearidiom
bump
chill
equation
hiccup
hindrance
hot potato
impediment
incubus
nut
snag
stumbling block
teaser
teething troubles
thorn in your flesh/sideidiom
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