poor devils
Those deserving sympathy
Poor devils is a sympathetic or pitying reference to unfortunate people.
The phrase frames its subjects as deserving compassion rather than blame: Those poor devils had to work through the holiday.
It can also carry ironic distance, acknowledging hardship while keeping the speaker separate from it: I watched the poor devils scrambling for shelter in the rain.
- wretchPitiable or base person
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- paupersExtremely impoverished people
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- beggarsThose soliciting charity
sufferers · needy · down-and-out · tragic figures · lost causes · martyrs · downtrodden · outcasts · underdogs · sad sacks · pariahs · destitute · indigent · penurious · hard times · hopelessness · deprivation · pitiable
poor devilslucky dogs
Enviably blessed individuals
lucky devils · blessed souls · winners · privileged few · fat cats
poor devilsprivileged few
Advantaged minority
fat cats · the elite · trust fund babies · upper crust · jet setters
poor devilsbig shots
Influential, powerful people
high rollers · top dogs · fat cats · bigwigs · movers and shakers
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