crafty devil

ˈkræfti ˈdɛvəl

Definition

Definition of crafty devil - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

characterperson who is clever and deceitful

He is such a crafty devil, always finding ways to trick people.

sly fox

trickster

skilled cunning person

someone who is skilled at achieving goals through cunning

That crafty devil managed to get the promotion before anyone else.

schemer

trickster

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Expressions with crafty

crafty as a fox

adj.

very clever and good at deceiving people

She came up with a crafty as a fox plan to win the game.

crafty plan

cunning strategy to deceive others

The villain's crafty plan was uncovered by the detective.

arty-crafty

adj.

pretending to be artistic, often in a showy way

His arty-crafty decorations looked overdone and fake.

Expressions with devil

little devil

small representation or embodiment of a devil

The statue was a little devil with horns.

devil horns

decorative objects shaped like horns

The costume included red devil horns on a headband.

lucky devil

person with exceptionally good fortune

He won the lottery again, the lucky devil!

better the devil you know

exp.

prefer dealing with known problems than unknown ones

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

go to the devil

tell someone to go away, often with anger or annoyance

He told me to go to the devil when I asked again.

beat the devil out of

hit or punish someone very severely

The bully beat the devil out of him after school.

full of the devil

adj.

very lively, mischievous, sometimes hard to control

The kids were full of the devil at the party.

be a devil

encourage someone to take a risk

Go on, be a devil and try the spicy dish.

devil in disguise

person who seems good but is actually bad

She seemed nice, but she was a devil in disguise.

devil is in the details

exp.

warns that small details can cause big problems or difficulties

The devil is in the details when signing contracts.

Examples of crafty devil in a sentence

Watch out for that crafty devil; he's always up to something.
He's a crafty devil when it comes to negotiations.
That crafty devil tricked everyone at the poker table.

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French:filou, fin stratège, ...
German:Schlitzohr, ...
Italian:diavolo astuto, ...
Spanish:viejo zorro, ...
Portuguese:velhaco, espertalhão, ...
Chinese:狡猾的恶魔, 奸诈的鬼, ...
Japanese:ずる賢い悪魔, 巧妙な人, ...
Arabic:شَيْطان ماكِر, داهِيَة, ...
Hebrew:תַּחְמָן, שׁוּעָל עַרְמוּמִּי, ...
Russian:пройдоха, ...
Ukrainian:підступний чорт, ...
Hindi:चालाक शैतान, चतुर व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:চতুর শয়তান, কৌশলী শয়তান, ...
Catalan:diable astut, diable enginyós, ...
Czech:filuta, mazan, ...
Danish:snedig djævel, snedig fyr, ...
Dutch:sluwe duivel, slimme vos, ...
Greek:πονηρός διάβολος, πονηρός τύπος, ...
Hungarian:gazember, dörzsölt alak, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សកលល្បិច, មនុស្សកលល្បិចខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:교활한 악마, 능숙한 사람, ...
Persian:شیطان حیله‌گر, آدم زیرک, ...
Polish:cwaniak, ...
Portuguese (BR):diabo esperto, ...
Romanian:diavol șiret, șmecher, ...
Swedish:slug djävul, skicklig person, ...
Thai:คนเจ้าเล่ห์, คนฉลาดแกมโกง, ...
Turkish:kurnaz şeytan, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ ranh mãnh, người khéo léo, ...

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