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
Sankar-Indian, Malayalam, Bengali
Augustine (1)AW-gəs-teen, ə-GUS-tinEnglish
CalebKAY-ləb (English)English, Biblical
OrbÁN-Hungarian
Avraamu-Old Church Slavic
KeelyKEE-leeEnglish