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the devil is in the details

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In allusion toGod is in the detail.

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thedevilisinthedetails

  1. (idiomatic) Thespecificprovisions of, orparticularsteps forimplementing, ageneralplan,policy, orcontract may becomplicated,controversial, orunworkable.
    • 1965,Newsweek, volume65, page173:
      Krupp already has an agreement in principle for the deal, but precise details are still being worked out by Polish officials and a Krupp bargaining team ("Thedevil is in the details," Beitz says).
    • 1998 December 16, Alain L. Sanders, “Israel: Let the People Speak”, inTime[1], archived fromthe original on8 April 2009:
      The country has developed a strong consensus for peace, but thedevil is in the details over what concessions should be made.
    • 2023 May 16, Cecilia Kang, quoting Sarah Myers West, “OpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate Hearing”, inThe New York Times[2],→ISSN:
      “Thedevil will be in the details,” said Sarah Myers West, managing director of AI Now Institute, a policy research center.

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specific provisions of something may be complicated
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