devil of a time
非常困難或令人苦惱的時刻
口語·形容極其困難的經(jīng)歷
英文釋義
to have a very difficult or challenging experience
例句
We had a devil of a time trying to fix the car in the middle of the storm.
典故來源
起源于19世紀英語口語,用‘devil’強調(diào)極端困難或糟糕的經(jīng)歷,比喻像與魔鬼搏斗般艱難。