the devil to pay



the devil to pay

Trouble to be faced as a result of an action: There'll be the devil to pay if you allow the piglets inside the house.
See also: devil, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tobith-Biblical Greek
Minali-Indian, Hindi
Hava-Hebrew
Jon[dʒɔn]
Sarra-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Harutohah-ṙoo-toJapanese