费力(或令人讨厌)的事;难熬(或令人不快)的日子
a devil of a job / time
a very difficult or unpleasant job or time
I've had a devil of a job finding you.我费了九牛二虎之力才找到你。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版