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BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA,

FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL,

GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE,

GO TO THE DEVIL,

PLAY THE DEVIL WITH,

RAISE THE DEVIL,

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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