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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
Zhaklina-Macedonian, Bulgarian
Katinkakah-TING-kah (German)German, Dutch
Laci (1)-Hungarian
Glorianaglawr-ee-AN-əEnglish (Rare)
Alf (2)ALFEnglish
Sukhon-Thai
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