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Meanings of be the deuce in inglês

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Usage of be the deuce in inglês
1
I shall be the deuce of a dog, see if I shan't.
Spring Days
2
There'll be the deuce to pay at Judge Strong's when she arrives.
The Calling of Dan Matthews
3
But there will be the deuce to pay when he discovers his loss.
The Return of Tarzan
4
But there'll be the deuce to pay with Mrs. Lupex.
The Small House at Allington
5
There would be the deuce and all to pay.
A Siren
6
And then there would be the deuce to pay.
Jaffery
7
There'll be the deuce of an uproar everywhere to-day.
Denzil Quarrier
8
If you do, there'll be the deuce to pay.
The Exploits of Elaine
9
If he 's caught there'll be the deuce to pay.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
10
And if they try to arrest us without a warrant there'll be the deuce to pay.
Danny's Own Story
11
One of those fellows is going to recognize her, and there'll be the deuce to pay.
When a Man Marries
12
You've got to do something to tame Harrigan, captain, or there'll be the deuce to pay.
Harrigan
13
Wouldn't there be the deuce to pay if I did, though, with that fire-eating father of hers?
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel
14
A maid would be the deuce.
The Marriage of William Ashe
15
I don't blame you, Colonel; there'll be the deuce to pay if the men don't get paid off by Monday noon.
Flamsted quarries
16
But we were quite lost in the pressure and it might be the deuce and all to get out in the dark.
The Worst Journey in the World / Antarctic 1910-1913
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