* to paint the devil on the wal
Idiom USED Frequently BY Older people
When we assume the worst of a situation before anything has even happened. It can be discouraged to say - don't anticipate awful things or they will happen.
"Kommt ein andere Krieg gleich." "Mal den Teufel nicht and den Wand malen."
“Another war is about to happen.” “Don’t paint the devil on the wall.”
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous