Does Devil Take the Hindmost Mean?

Let everyone put his or her own interest first, leaving the unfortunate to their fate. For example, I don't care if she makes it or not—the devil take the hindmost.

What does devil take you mean?

It means to get mad at something and curse it. "I have had it with this computer! It is nothing but trouble! The Devil take it!"

What does the phrase the devil mean?

Definition of 'what/how/why the devil'

When you want to emphasize how annoyed or surprised you are, you can use an expression such as what the devil, how the devil, or why the devil. ... Tim wondered how the devil they had managed it. 'Why the devil did you do that?'