devil of it meaning

• [American slang]
  n. phr. 1. The worst or most unlucky thing about a trouble or accident; the part that is most regrettable. Andy lost his notebook, and the devil of it was that the notebook contained all his homework for the coming week. When I had a flat tire, the devil of it was that my spare tire was flat too. 2. Fun from doing mischief. Used after "for". The boys carried away Miss White's front gate just for the devil of it.
  

• Years ago for the devil of it flora manhood and snow tunks had pushed against another blacker door, padded and studded.
• For the devil of it, coke put a dead snake in my bed
• The boys hid the little girl's shoes just for the devil of it
• Years ago for the devil of it flora manhood and snow tunks had pushed against another blacker door, padded and studded
• The Bruins have some of their own and are eager to remind the Blue Devils of it.
• The devil of it is that one day the trout will feed only on the nymphs coming up from the bottom, another day on the emerging mayfly when it's quite vulnerable, another day just on the spinner falls of the spent and mated insects.

• "devil of it" meaning in Japanese: 大変なこと