(adv) with great speed or effort or intensity, Syn. like mad, like the devil, like sin, like crazy, like thunder, Example:drove like crazy; worked like hell to get the job done; ran like sin for the storm cellar; work like thunder; fought like the devil

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

装神弄鬼

[装神弄鬼 / 裝神弄鬼, zhuāng shén nòng guǐ] lit. dress up as God, play the devil (成语 saw); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam #62197

为虎作伥

[为虎作伥 / 為虎作倀, wéi hǔ zuò chāng] to act as accomplice to the tiger (成语 saw); to take the part of the devil; to help a villain against honest people #79861

有钱能使鬼推磨

[有钱能使鬼推磨 / 有錢能使鬼推磨, yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mó] lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (成语 saw); with money, you can do anything you like. #85696

引鬼上门

[引鬼上门 / 引鬼上門, yǐn guǐ shàng mén] to lead the devil to the door (成语 saw); to invite the attention of criminals; to leave oneself open to attack #461446

人不为己，天诛地灭

[人不为己，天诛地灭 / 人不為己，天誅地滅, rén bù wèi jǐ, tiān zhū dì miè] Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

说曹操曹操就到

[说曹操曹操就到 / 說曹操曹操就到, shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào] speak of the devil; cf Cao Cao 曹操 (155-220), king of Cao Wei 曹魏 and main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, See Also: 曹操, 曹魏, 三國演義, 三国演义

道高一尺，魔高一丈

[道高一尺，魔高一丈, dào gāo yī chǐ, mó gāo yī zhàng] virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (成语 saw); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.

魔高一丈，道高一尺

[魔高一丈，道高一尺, mó gāo yī zhàng, dào gāo yī chǐ] the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (成语 saw); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.

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噂をすれば影

[うわさをすればかげ, uwasawosurebakage] (exp) (See 噂をすれば影が射す) speak of the devil (lit

噂をすれば影が射す;噂をすれば影がさす

[うわさをすればかげがさす, uwasawosurebakagegasasu] (exp) (id) speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appear

後門の虎前門の狼

[こうもんのとらぜんもんのおおかみ, koumonnotorazenmonnoookami] (exp) (id) Between the devil and the deep sea

降魔

[ごうま, gouma] (n) conquering the devil

小人閑居して不善をなす;小人閑居して不善を為す

[しょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなす, shoujinkankyoshitefuzenwonasu] (exp) (id) An idle brain is the devil's shop

進退両難

[しんたいりょうなん, shintairyounan] (n) being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place

魔風

[まかぜ;まふう, makaze ; mafuu] (n) storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind

来年の事を言うと鬼が笑う

[らいねんのことをいうとおにがわらう, rainennokotowoiutoonigawarau] (exp) (id) Talk about next year and the devil will laugh

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Teufel { m } | Teufel { pl } | wo zum Teufel ... | wer zum Teufel ist ...

devil | devils | where the devil ...; where the hell ... | who the fuck is ...

Teufelswerk { n }

devil's work; work of the devil

Zahnschmerz { m } | Zahnschmerzen { pl } | höllische Zahnschmerzen

toothache | toothaches | the devil of toothache

wählen; auswählen; aussuchen; auserwählen; küren; vorziehen | wählend; auswählend; aussuchend; auserwählend; kürend; vorziehend | gewählt; ausgewählt; ausgesucht; auserwählt; gekürt; vorgezogen | er/sie wählt; er/sie sucht aus | ich/er/sie wählte; ich/er/sie suchte aus | er/sie hat/hatte gewählt; er/sie hat/hatte ausgesucht | zwischen Baum und Borke wählen [ übtr. ]

to choose { chose; chosen } | choosing | chosen | he/she chooses | I/he/she chose | he/she has/had chosen | to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea [ fig. ]

Mal den Teufel nicht an die Wand! [ übtr. ]

Speak of the devil and the devil shows up!

Wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann ist er nicht weit.

Talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear.

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