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poor devil
noun
Poor thing
synonyms
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Poor devil, they nearly drive him crazy.
Mr. Cassella is a Jets fan, poor devil.
(In the end, he got no bonus at all, poor devil).
This system, which hoisted many a poor devil from low station to high, may have inspired a 21st-century variant.
Wilfred told me that the German probably thought he was a poor devil not worth the effort.
He said to me with tears in his eyes that he was a poor devil and had nothing left.
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"These girls — they're sent by the Devil to drive us poor devils mad.
Poor Devils.
What, after all, are the poor devils to do?
These poor devils can't catch a break, can they?
They swipe their MetroCards, poor devils, totally unaware of the adventure that awaits them.
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