deal with the devil, Faustian bargain

like a bat out of hell

(figuratively) to sell one's soul to the devil

(figuratively) to have the devil in one, to be a real handful, to be very energetic, to be restless, to be running around frantically

to scrape by, to live from hand to mouth, to feel the pinch, to have trouble to make ends meet, not to have enough to live

(literary) to fear neither Heaven nor Hell, to be unscrupulous, to be lawless, to have no respect for any authority

Obsolete spelling of tirer le diable par la queue

devilry; the deeds or the domain of the devil / witchcraft, diablerie / mischief, machination / a painting or play about the devil

plural of diable

plural of diableteau