full\ of\ the\ devil

full\ of\ the\ devil
adj. phr. informal
Always making trouble; naughty; bad.

That boy is full of the Old Nick.

Syn.: full of the Old Nick, full of the devil, full of it

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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