pull the devil by the tail

Verb

of a person

(of a person) To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties.

Japanese Meaning

貧困に苦しむ、金銭的に常に困窮している状態である。 / 常にお金に問題があり、生活費などが不足しがちな状態を指す。

After losing his job, he had to pull the devil by the tail for months until he found new work.

仕事を失ってから新しい仕事が見つかるまでの数か月、彼はいつも金に困っていた。

Sense（1）

(of a person) To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties.

pulls the devil by the tail

（ present singular third-person ）

pulling the devil by the tail

（ participle present ）

pulled the devil by the tail

（ participle past ）

pulled the devil by the tail

（ past ）