hell to pay

serious problems There will be hell to pay when you get back home.

Usage notes: used to describe the result of an action

Great trouble, as in If we're wrong there'll be hell to pay. [c. 1800]

Great trouble: If we're wrong, there'll be hell to pay.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Petteri	PET-te-ree	Finnish
Enkhjargal	-	Mongolian
Vanda	-	Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak
Leary	['li:ri]
Curt	[kə:t]
Beatty	['beti]