The phrase "a devil of a job" is perfectly correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiomatic expression used to describe a difficult, unpleasant, and complex task that requires a lot of effort. For example: "The students had a devil of a job completing the assignment on deadline."
But the Scotsman had a devil of a job, needing four grimly contested sets over four hours.
That could lock higher inflation into the system, giving central banks a devil of a job to bring it back down again.* Impact of Globalisation on Monetary Policy".
It proves a devil of a job for me to book the apartment and get a table on the same night, but eventually I pull it off.
STEVEN MCELROY It's A Devil of A Job The History channel scored a ratings triumph with its mini-series "The Bible," which built to the Crucifixion and a heavenward glance.
Clarke, one of the few MPs who was in parliament during the referendum on Britain's European Community (Common Market) membership in 1975, said the Tory party would have a "devil of a job" to come together, whichever way Britons vote.
Earth's spokesman will then have the devil of a job explaining to our new guests quite where Freedom Rhythm & Sound fits into the picture.
"The ISP or CSP could unwrap whatever they have put on, but if the underlying data stream is encrypted by something proprietary and unknown and is originating and terminating overseas, you would probably have the devil of a job digging into it," he pointed out.
She may take several milennia to charm the devil, but she does a job on everyone else in a couple of hours.
They will also rely on Scott O'Neil, a former president of Madison Square Garden Sports who was named the Devils' chief executive officer, a job he also holds with the 76ers.
