Pray tell expression informal idiomatic
Tell me (about something).
Pray tell, has Mary recovered from her shoulder injury?
Pray tell, why did they repudiate their only son?
Pray tell, what happened when I was away?
White lie
To make someone learn something by repeating it many times
Used when you want to tell someone something even if it can make you embarrassed or depict you unfavorably
To be told about something
To tell everyone about or publicize something
If a person has the devil's own luck, he or she has extremely good luck.
A: Yesterday I won a $10 million lottery jackpot and today I won a car in a draw.
B: You have the devil's own luck.