Den Teufel an die Wand malenGermanPronunciationDen Teufel an die Wand malenLiteral Translation Painting the devil on the wallEquivalentsThis is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.ListMapEnglishdevil's advocateRussianадвокат дьяволаdevil's lawyerSpanishavogado del diabodevil's lawyerLogin to correlate with other idioms