devil horns

ˈdɛvɪl hɔːrnz

Definition

Definition of devil horns - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

decorationdecorative objects shaped like horns

The costume included red devil horns on a headband.

gesturehand gesture with index and pinky fingers raised

He flashed the devil horns at the concert.

rock on

hair

Rare

hairstyle shaped to resemble horns

Rare

She styled her hair into devil horns for Halloween.

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Expressions with devil

little devil

small representation or embodiment of a devil

The statue was a little devil with horns.

crafty devil

person who is clever and deceitful

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

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.

Examples of devil horns in a sentence

She wore devil horns for the Halloween parade.
Fans showed their excitement with devil horns.
The guitarist raised devil horns during the solo.
For the concert, he shaped his hair into devil horns.
The stylist created devil horns for the fashion show.

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French:cornes de diable, signe des cornes, ...
German:Teufelshörner, Pommesgabel, ...
Italian:corna da diavolo, corna, ...
Spanish:cuernos del diablo, ...
Portuguese:chifres de diabo, gesto dos cornos, ...
Chinese:恶魔角, 摇滚手势, ...
Japanese:デビルホーン, ロックサイン, ...
Arabic:قُرون الشَّيْطان, إشارة قرون الشيطان, ...
Hebrew:קַרְנֵי שָׂטָן, קַרְנֵי הַשָּׂטָן, ...
Russian:рога дьявола, жест "рога дьявола", ...
Ukrainian:роги диявола, жест "роги диявола", ...
Hindi:डेविल हॉर्न्स, शैतानी सींग, ...
Bengali:শয়তানের শিং, শয়তানের শিং চুল, ...
Catalan:banyes de dimoni, banyes, ...
Czech:čertovské rohy, rohy, ...
Danish:djævlehorn, ...
Dutch:duivelshoorns, duivelshoorng, ...
Greek:διαβολικά κέρατα, χειρονομία devil horns, ...
Hungarian:ördögszarv, ördögvilla, ...
Khmer:គ្រឿងតុបតែងរាងស្នែងអារក្ស, កាយវិការស្នែងអារក្ស, ...
Korean:악마 뿔, 악마의 뿔, ...
Persian:شاخ‌های شیطان, اشاره شیطانی, ...
Polish:diabelskie rogi, gest rogów, ...
Portuguese (BR):chifres de diabo, gesto dos chifres, ...
Romanian:coarne de diavol, coarnele diavolului, ...
Swedish:djävulshorn, hornfrisyr, ...
Thai:เขาปีศาจ, ท่าปีศาจ, ...
Turkish:şeytan boynuzları, ...
Vietnamese:sừng quỷ, dấu hiệu sừng quỷ, ...

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