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
Ximeno-Medieval Spanish
Elisheva-Hebrew
Maeva-Tahitian, French
RachelRAY-chəl (English), ra-SHEL (French), RAH-khəl (Dutch)English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
ClancyKLANT-seeIrish, English (Rare)
Ulf-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish