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...like the Devil

Posted by John Szabo on August 23, 2011 at 06:36

Looking for the origin of the seemingly contradictory phrase "I miss you like the Devil." Since most of us would prefer not to see the Devil, and I understand the expression implies missing a person a great deal, I wonder how it came about to mean the opposite?

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