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
Rufina-Russian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Agnar-Norwegian, Icelandic
VanamoVAH-nah-moFinnish
Bronislavabrah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian
Locke[lɔk]
Vipin-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam