the devil to pay



the devil to pay

Trouble to be faced as a result of an action: There'll be the devil to pay if you allow the piglets inside the house.
See also: devil, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Caldwell[kɔ:ldwəl]
Crane[krein]
Korneliakawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kawr-NEL-yah (Polish)German, Polish
Zal-Persian Mythology
JoakimYO-ah-kim (Swedish), YO-ah-keem (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, Macedonian
MÁIrÍNMOI-reen, MAW-reenIrish