be the devil

基本解释

Could you be the devil?
你有可能是那个魔鬼吗？
Coffee was believed by some Christians to be the devil\'s drink. Pope Vincent III heard this and decided to taste it before he banished it.
咖啡被一些基督教徒认为是魔汁，罗马教皇Vincent第三代听说了之后决定在他被放逐之前品尝它。
2：It's already two weeks late. No matter how long it takes, you have to finish it tonight. There's going to be the devil to pay if it's not on the boss's desk in the morning.
那位办公室主管说："报告已经晚了两星期了。你今晚不论花多长时间，都必须把它完成。如果明天一早还不交到老板的办公桌上的话，你可有大麻烦了。" 这个例子里的There's going to be the devil to pay表达的意思是：某一项工作没有完成会造成很大的麻烦。

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