devil sticks

ˈdɛvəl stɪks

devil stick

Definition

Definition of devil sticks - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

circus toy

TECH.

juggling prop with two hand sticks and a larger stick

TECH.

He amazed the crowd with his devil sticks performance.

juggling activity

TECH.

juggling act where a central baton spins while two rods control it

TECH.

She practices devil sticks every weekend.

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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.

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.

Expressions with sticks

in the sticks

adv.

in a rural or remote area

They moved to a small house in the sticks.

mud sticks

exp.

a bad reputation that is hard to remove or change

Once mud sticks to a person, it is hard to clear their name.

see what sticks

try different ideas to find what works

We brainstormed ideas to see what sticks.

sticks and stones

resilience against verbal insults or criticism

She ignored the taunts, believing in sticks and stones.

up sticks

prepare to move to a different place

After many years, they decided to up sticks and move abroad.

it sticks in someone's throat

exp.

causes difficulty in accepting or tolerating

His smug apology sticks in my throat every time I hear it.

sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

exp.

expresses that united people are stronger than alone

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable means teamwork is powerful.

it sticks in one's craw

exp.

causes strong annoyance or resentment

It really sticks in his craw that they promoted Lisa instead.

rub two sticks together

create fire by friction of sticks

They tried to rub two sticks together to start a campfire.

he-double-hockey-sticks

playful way to refer to hell

He said he-double-hockey-sticks instead of hell.

Examples of devil sticks in a sentence

Devil sticks require great skill and coordination.
Children enjoy playing with devil sticks at the park.
He mastered the art of devil sticks quickly.

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French:bâtons du diable, jonglage avec bâtons, ...
German:Devilsticks, Jonglierstäbe, ...
Italian:bastoni del diavolo, ...
Spanish:diábolos, malabares con palos del diablo, ...
Portuguese:bastões chineses, malabares com bastões, ...
Chinese:魔棍, 魔棍杂耍, ...
Japanese:デビルスティック, デビルスティックス, ...
Arabic:عَصِيّ التَّلاعُب, عِصِيّ الشَّيْطَان, ...
Hebrew:דֶּוִיל־סְטִיק, מַקְלוֹת גָּ'אגלִינג, ...
Russian:дьявольские палочки, жонглирование дьявольскими палочками, ...
Ukrainian:диявольські палички, ...
Hindi:जुगलिंग छड़ियाँ, डेविल स्टिक्स, ...
Bengali:ডেভিল স্টিকস, ডেভিল স্টিক, ...
Catalan:bastons del diable, ...
Czech:devil sticky, devil sticks, ...
Danish:jongleringsstave, djævlestokke, ...
Dutch:devilsticks, ...
Greek:διαβολικά ραβδιά, ραβδιά του διαβόλου, ...
Hungarian:devil bot, ördögbot-játék, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍លេងបោះបង្វិលដោយដំបងបី, ល្បែងបង្វិលដំបងកណ្ដាលដោយប្រើដំបងពីរ, ...
Korean:데빌 스틱, 디빌 스틱, ...
Persian:چوب‌های شیطانی, شعبده‌بازی با چوب, ...
Polish:kije do żonglowania, żonglowanie kijami diabła, ...
Portuguese (BR):bastões de malabarismo, bastões do diabo, ...
Romanian:bețe diavol, jonglerie cu bețe diavol, ...
Swedish:jongleringspinnar, djävulspinnar, ...
Thai:ไม้ปีศาจ, ไม้เดวิล, ...
Turkish:şeytan çubukları, şeytan sopaları, ...
Vietnamese:gậy quỷ, tung hứng gậy quỷ, ...

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Definition of devil sticks - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

Expressions with devil

Expressions with sticks

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