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hell to pay

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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

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hell to pay

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

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hell to pay

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

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