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Irish curse

May the devil take him by the heels and shake him.

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Irish curse

May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can't find you with a […] www.english-slang.com

heel

[heel] See: [AT ONE'S HEELS], [COOL ONE'S HEELS], [DOWN AT-THE-HEEL] or [DOWN-AT-HEEL], [DRAG ONE'S FEET] or [DRAG ONE'S HEELS], [HEAD OVER HEELS], [KICK UP ONE'S HEELS], [ON ONE'S HEELS] or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

at one's heels

[at one's heels] {adv. phr.} Close behind; as a constant follower or companion. * /The boy got tired of having his little brother at his heels all day./ * /John […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

devil

[devil] See: [BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA], [FULL OF THE OLD NICK] or [FULL OF THE DEVIL], [GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE], [GO TO THE DEVIL], [PLAY […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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