have the devil to pay



have the devil to pay

 and have hell to pay
Inf. 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.
See also: devil, have, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SilkeZIL-kə (German)German, Dutch
Channary-Khmer
GypsyJIP-seeEnglish (Rare)
Nadiya-Ukrainian
JabezJAY-bez (English)Biblical
Susanasoo-SAH-nah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese