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In Reply to: Re: Devil take the hindmost posted by ESC on June 02, 2004 ... If you're in a line being chased by the Devil, then the one he's going to catch is going to be the last in line. It's a way of saying, "Don't be slow, because no one is going to stay behind and save you!" The expression dates from at least 1611 (OED Online).
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let the devil take the hindmost, to leave the least able or fortunate persons to suffer adverse consequences; leave behind or to one's fate: They ran from the pursuing mob and let the devil take the hindmost. ... Use let the devil take the hindmost in a Sentence...
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A severe reprimand or expression of anger: gave me the devil for cutting class. ... Search another word or see the devil take the hindmost on Thesaurus | Reference...
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I'd like to know--for background in a story I'm writing--the origin of the term "Let the devil take the hindmost." ; Answer; Dear Maruxa: I don't know if I can tell you the exact "origin" of the phrase, since it most likely was used as an idiomatic expression long before it appeared in print.
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For example, I don't care if she makes it or not—the devil take the hindmost. This expression, first recorded in 1608, probably originated as an allusion to a children's game in which the last (coming “hindmost”) is the loser, and came to mean utter selfishness.
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Hi Alder, This expression means the person who is last has to experience the worst fate or the least acceptable conditions. It is therefore a situation that people try to avoid when they can. Alan; _________________; ... #1 (permalink) Sun Feb 12, 2006 21:38 pm Idiom: devil take the hindmost...
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Definition of devil take the hindmost in the Idioms Dictionary. devil take the hindmost phrase. What does devil take the hindmost expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. ... devil take the hindmost; devil's children have the devil's luck; devil-may-care; devil-may-care attitude; devolve on; devote;
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In December, the agency was predicting that UK media investment (a posh expression for advertising) would decline by 5% during 2009. By March, this had been revised downward to -10%. Last week’s forecast was for a -14% decline. Earlier this...
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Apr 8, 2008 ... 'Let the devil take the hindmost' may well be said when someone doesn't ... David: I have to confess that I hadn't heard that expression ...
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