VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

The devil is in the details

Meaning:

It looks good from a distance, but when you look closer, there are problems

Examples:

  • The devil is in the details.
  • The devil is in the details.
  • A proverb says that "the devil is in the details”.
  • According to Gold, the general cosmic conditions that formed Earth and Venus were similar, but the devil is in the details.
  • As always, the devil is in the details, and we cannot deal with those details now in this forum, so I would like to take this opportunity to warn the Commission against an unseemly headlong rush that would bring with it many dangers.
  • Of course, the devil is in the details, so we will see how the GHS will work in practice, how hazard signs will be indicated on the products by industry, and whether consumers understand the signs and warnings.