英语词汇devil dances in his pocket的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	devil dances in his pocket
词源	devil dances in his pocket. Someone who is broke, penni- less. This early 15th- to 19th-century expression derives from an old belief that the cross on ancient coins prevented the devil from entering one’s pockets.
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