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
Devil's Due Sirs: I notice some folks don't like to "give the devil his 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
