there'll be hell to pay!
1there'll be hell to pay — there’ll be hell to pay informal phrase used for saying that someone will be in a lot of trouble There’ll be hell to pay if she finds out. Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: hell …
2there will be hell to pay — ► there will be hell to pay informal serious trouble will result. Main Entry: ↑hell …
3There will be hell to pay. — sent. Things will be so bad that one will have to bribe the devil to straighten them out. (Use caution with hell.) □ If I don’t get this done on time, there will be hell to pay. □ There’ll be hell to pay if we miss the plane …
4there'll be hell to pay — informal something that you say which means someone will be very angry if something happens. There ll be hell to pay if she doesn t get the money in time …
5there'll be hell to pay — informal used for saying that someone will be in a lot of trouble There ll be hell to pay if she finds out …
6there will be hell to pay — informal serious trouble will result. → hell …
7there will be hell to pay — informal serious trouble will occur as a result of a previous action …
8hell to pay — noun dire consequences (Freq. 2) when the pig ran away there was hell to pay • Hypernyms: ↑consequence, ↑import, ↑moment * * * phrasal : the devil to pay …
9hell to pay — phrasal dire consequences < if he s late there ll be hell to pay > …
10hell 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 …
