pull the devil by the tail

Verb

Meaning

pull the devil by the tail (third-person singular simple present pulls the devil by the tail, present participle pulling the devil by the tail, simple past and past participle pulled the devil by the tail)

(of a person) To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

pull strings pull taut pull teeth pull the fat out of the fire pull the fire alarm pull the heart strings