- there'll be hell to pay
- informal
something that you say which means someone will be very angry if something happens.
There'll be hell to pay if she doesn't get the money in time.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
there'll be hell to pay
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there'll be hell to pay — there’ll be hell to pay informal phrase used for saying that someone will be in a lot of trouble There’ll be hell to pay if she finds out. Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: hell … Useful english dictionary
there will be hell to pay — ► there will be hell to pay informal serious trouble will result. Main Entry: ↑hell … English terms dictionary
There will be hell to pay. — sent. Things will be so bad that one will have to bribe the devil to straighten them out. (Use caution with hell.) □ If I don’t get this done on time, there will be hell to pay. □ There’ll be hell to pay if we miss the plane … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
there'll be hell to pay — informal used for saying that someone will be in a lot of trouble There ll be hell to pay if she finds out … English dictionary
there will be hell to pay — informal serious trouble will result. → hell … English new terms dictionary
there will be hell to pay — informal serious trouble will occur as a result of a previous action … Useful english dictionary
hell to pay — noun dire consequences (Freq. 2) when the pig ran away there was hell to pay • Hypernyms: ↑consequence, ↑import, ↑moment * * * phrasal : the devil to pay … Useful english dictionary
hell to pay — phrasal dire consequences < if he s late there ll be hell to pay > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hell to pay — serious problems. There will be hell to pay when you get back home. Usage notes: used to describe the result of an action … New idioms dictionary
Hell to Pay (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Hell to Pay Type = Album Artist = Killwhitneydead. Released = June 5, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Deathcore Length = 35:07 Label = Tribunal Producer = Reviews = Last album = So Plastic So Pretty (2004) This album = Hell to Pay… … Wikipedia
