Смысл: bedevilling

bedevil[bıʹdev(ə)l]
v
<Í> 1. путать, сбивать с толку
to be bedevilled in a mass of figures - запутаться в цифрах
2. мучить, терзать, изводить
3. портить; извращать, искажать
4. околдовать, сглазить; напустить порчу

illing Идиома

killing me

hurting me, causing pain These new shoes are killing me. Can we stop and rest?

make a killing

earn a big profit, make a bundle If you buy gold now, you'll make a killing when the price goes up.

chilling

fun: "That movie was chilling"

ready, willing, and able

Idiom(s): ready, willing, and able

Theme: DRYNESS

eager or at least willing [to do something]. (Fixed order.)
• If you need someone to help you move furniture, I'm ready, willing, and able.
• Fred is ready, willing, and able to do anything you ask of him.

Barkus is willing

This idiom means that someone is willing to get married.

Lord willing and the creek don't rise

Pertains to the ability to accomplish a task or meet an obligation, barring unforseen complications. Example "I will be at work tomorrow, Lord willing and the creek don't rise."

Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

If the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, someone lacks the willpower to change things they do because they derive too much pleasure from them.

eye-filling|eye|filling

adj., literary Attractive to the eye; beautiful; especially grand; splendid; majestic. The mountains in the distance were an eye-filling sight.

make a killing|killing|make

v. phr. To earn or suddenly win a very large sum of money. Herb bought a lot of soybean stock when the price was low and sold it when the price went up. Small wonder he made a huge killing.

mercy killing|killing|mercy

n. phr. The act of killing a terminally ill patient or animal in order to avoid further suffering. Mercy killing of humans is illegal in most countries, yet many doctors practice it secretly.

spine-chilling|chill|chilling|spine

adj. Terrifying; causing great fear. Many children find the movie, "Frankenstein," spine-chilling. A was spine-chilling to learn that a murderer was in our neighborhood.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

cut off with a shilling

cut off with a shilling
see cut off, def. 5.

shilling

shilling
see cut off.

spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the

spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the
One would like to undertake something but hasn't the energy or strength to do so. For example, Another set of tennis? The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Today often used as a rueful admission of weariness or other physical weakness, this idiom was first recorded in the New Testament (Matthew 26:41), where Jesus tells his disciples: “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” A modern equivalent is I would if I could but I can't.