Meaning of the devil makes work for idle hands | Babel Free

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Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.

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“‘[…] We’re self-sufficient in food now too: sheep and cattle graze on the island, and we grow our own vegetables and corn at the agricultural station at Longridge, about a mile inland from here.’ / ‘And the convicts do all this?’ asked Fallon. / Price nodded. ‘It keeps them out of trouble. You know what they say: the Devil makes work for idle hands![…]’”

““My brother, a mobster?” / “That’s right. Mike, we were wasting our time with that piece meal—one job every six months—line. You know what they say ‘the Devil makes work for idle hands.’[…]””

““You’ve been busy since we were at school together.” / “Well you know what they say: the Devil makes work for idle hands.[…]””

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