pull the devil by the tail in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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    {
      "form": "pulls the devil by the tail",
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    },
    {
      "form": "pulling the devil by the tail",
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    },
    {
      "form": "pulled the devil by the tail",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled the devil by the tail",
      "tags": [
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      "glosses": [
        "To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties."
      ],
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        "(of a person) To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties."
      ],
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        "of a person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pull the devil by the tail"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulls the devil by the tail",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulling the devil by the tail",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled the devil by the tail",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled the devil by the tail",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "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)",
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        "To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties."
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        "(of a person) To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties."
      ],
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"pull the devil by the tail" meaning in English

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