Collocations for "demon"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "demon" in context.
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demon
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [expel, get rid of, banish] your inner demons
- everyone has their demons
- [aroused, excited, brought out] the demon inside her
- exorcise demons from the [property, building, house]
- called in a priest to exorcise the demons
- is [haunted, possessed, plagued] by demons
- believed to be [haunted] by evil demons
- fall under the [curse, influence] of a demon
- the demons from hell
- looked like the demon [himself, in the flesh]
- the demon of [alcohol, drugs, sexism, racism]
- [alcohol] is a demon
- their [son, kid] is a (real) little demon!
- a demon of a [boy, girl, kid]
- [works, snores, cooks] like a demon
- a [grin, face, look] like a demon
- eyes [bursting, piercing] with demon
- is a demon [worker, barber, pitcher]
'demon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):