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ЧЁРТ (БЕС, ЛУКАВЫЙ, НЕЧИСТЫЙ (ДУХ), ГРЕХ
obs) ПОПУТАЛ (кого)НЕЛЁГКАЯ (НЕЧИСТАЯ СИЛА) ПОПУТАЛАЧЁРТ ДОГАДАЛ а//
highly collVP subj.usu. pastfixed WO s.o. yielded to temptation (anddid sth. , usu. sth. reprehensible): (X-a) чёрт попутал = the devil tripped X up (led X astray)
the devil must have been at X's elbowthe devil made X do itthe devil misled Xit was the devirs workthe devil had a hand in this(in limited contexts) the devil got there first.