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- have the devil to pay
have the devil to pay
have the devil to pay
and have hell to payInf. to have a great deal of trouble. (Use hell with caution.) If you cheat on your income taxes, you'll have the devil to pay. I came home after three in the morning and had hell to pay.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Silke | | ZIL-kə (German) | German, Dutch |
Channary | | - | Khmer |
Gypsy | | JIP-see | English (Rare) |
Nadiya | | - | Ukrainian |
Jabez | | JAY-bez (English) | Biblical |
Susana | | soo-SAH-nah (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |