give the devil

Example Sentences

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One of the first letters I found, she says, “Don’t ever give the devil a ride because he will end up doing the driving.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

You’ve got to give the devil his due.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2020

I love the quotes on it: “You have to give the devil his dues” and “The devil make a firery drink.”

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2018

That might have been enough for many preachers, but O'Connor wanted to give the devil his full due.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You're enough to give the devil himself fits! Haven't I so muddled their brains they want to turn you loose? And you reward me with a royal squawk!"

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman