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Manser's Dictionary of Everyday Idioms (revised 1997) says the devil - used as an answer to a statement to express anger, disbelief, or other strong feeling. So basically, when the Devil was sick he acted like a saint, but no way did he keep that up when he was well.
Enunciado: The devil was sick, the devil a saint would be; the devil was well, the devil a saint was he. Traducción literal: El diablo estaba enfermo, fue un santo; el diablo estaba bien, fue el mal de un santo.
28 de may. de 2024 · "The devil was sick, the Devil a saint would be; the Devil was well, the devil a saint was he!" published on by Oxford University Press. Promises made in adversity may not be kept in prosperity.
29 de dic. de 2022 · “The Devil Was Sick” appeared in the April 1951 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and was promptly reprinted in the anthology Adventures in Tomorrow, edited by Kendell F. Crossen. It was subsequently reprinted in Deals with the Devil, Heaven and Hell, and Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #8: Devils.
29 de dic. de 2022 · Despite having a reasonable reprint history, “The Devil Was Sick” is an eminently forgettable story. In some ways, it epitomizes the type of story that I hoped would crop up during the Random Reviews I’ve been writing this past year.
Sick is a 2022 American slasher film directed by John Hyams and written by Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb. The film stars Gideon Adlon, Beth Million, and Dylan Sprayberry. The film follows a pair of friends quarantined at a lake-house where they are then hunted by a mysterious killer.
Summary. Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing a man labeled "Railroad Magnate", possibly J.P. Morgan, dressed as a monk, knocking on the door of "Doctor Roosevelt" at the White House. Cartoon refers to Roosevelts efforts to regulate railroads.
