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
Grimhilt-Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology
Paaie-Manx
Cristinakree-STEE-nah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Ioanna-Greek, Biblical Greek
Owen['əuin]
Traian-Romanian