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2 de ago. de 2014 · Over time the evilness aspect of the "handsome devil" has been watered down greatly, so that one wouldn't use it to refer to a person who was actually, seriously "evil". It's mostly used for playful references to attractive men who might tempt one to indulge in hedonistic pleasures (that might have once been widely regarded as "sinful").
16 de fev. de 2022 · Feb 16, 2022 at 17:01. 2. Oh, come on! "To the devil with you" means "Go to the devil." The words "with you" were needed to lend sense to that different form of expression. "Go to the devil with you" is at best clumsy enough to spoil its value. – Robbie Goodwin. Feb 18, 2022 at 0:12.
14 de jan. de 2021 · Discussions (in published English writings) of selling one's soul to the devil antedate the earliest instance that the OED cites of the notion of selling one's soul to anyone or anything. That instance, noted in linguisticturn's answer, is from 1570 and refers broadly to "sell[ing] their soules & all for monye"—without specifying the buyer.
17 de fev. de 2021 · I am sure nobody can say any such thing of me. All the yoiung fellows in the world may go to the devil for me. Because I said he was a handsome man? Every body says it as well as I. To be sure, I never thought as it was any harm to say a young man was handsome ; but to be sure I shall never think him so any more now ; for handsome is as ...
10 de mar. de 2017 · There's an on-line article that lists some sayings Americans should adopt from Czech, which includes "personal failure, those epic crash-and-burn moments, are better expressed by the Czech “burning like a paper devil” (shořet jako papírový čert)." Other references to paper devils explain how to make them. – Xanne. Mar 11, 2017 at 7:07.
23 de set. de 2012 · The phrase "devil-may-care" seems to refer to general carelessness, while "Apres moi le deluge" (originating with historical King of France Louis XV) seems to refer to a specific carelessness motivated by the fact that after the individual being careless is out of the position in which they have something to be careless about, the consequences have no effect on them.
Hester now looked at her aunt, who was the very reverse of what she had imagined : she had always thought she would be like her father, and fancied a tall, dark, and handsome face. According to an excellent post found at Wordwizard.com, and as seen in the citation above, the phrase was originally used to describe women as well as men up until the early 20th century (see EL&U discussion here ).
20 de set. de 2021 · If you’re Australian then yes definitely, other regions maybe not. ‘Says you!’ In response to a compliment or insult is effectively reversing the insult/compliment, and is similar to saying “that’s rich coming from you” but without the inherent negativity.
17 de mar. de 2013 · If you wanted an equivalent word for "handsome" then "handsome" for girls can be used, but it is rare nowadays. You could use "pretty," "cute," or even "charming" when describing good-looking girls that you do or don't know personally; these terms are not romantic if you don't want them to be.
19 de jul. de 2015 · The expression "You The Man" is generally used to compliment a male. Can this expression be used to compliment a female? If not, what is a suitable alternative?
