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ЧЁРТ (less often БЕС, ЛЕШИЙ) ДЁРНУЛ когоНЕЛЁГКАЯ ДЁРНУЛА all
highly collVP subj.usu. foil. by pfv infin) (used to express displeasure or regret over an imprudent, inappropriate
etc action, behavior, or statement) for some incomprehensible reason
s.o. (often the speaker) said or did
sth. that he should not have: черт дёрнул X-a (сделать Y) — what the hell (in the world) possessed X (to do Y)?it must have been the devil's prompting (that made X do Y)it must have been the devil who prompted X (to do Y)the devil got (must have got(ten)) into XI don't know what got intoX.