"pull the devil by the tail" meaning in All languages combined

See pull the devil by the tail on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pulls the devil by the tail [present, singular, third-person], pulling the devil by the tail [participle, present], pulled the devil by the tail [participle, past], pulled the devil by the tail [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull the devil by the tail (third-person singular simple present pulls the devil by the tail, present participle pulling the devil by the tail, simple past and past participle pulled the devil by the tail)
  1. (of a person) To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties.
    Sense id: en-pull_the_devil_by_the_tail-en-verb-idxGCxKL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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