there will be the devil to pay



there will be the devil to pay

There will be a huge amount of trouble (if a particular thing does/does not happen or is/is not done). There'll be the devil to pay if they catch us sneaking out this late at night! If you don't have that report finished by lunch, there will be the devil to pay!
See also: devil, pay, will

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eilidh-Scottish
Manasses-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Florent-French
Evelienay-və-LEENDutch
LinfordLIN-fərdEnglish (Rare)
Mamie['meimi]