- there'll be the devil to pay
- This is a way of announcing that there will be trouble if something happens.
Be careful. There'll be the devil to pay if you break anything!
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
there'll be the devil to pay
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the devil to pay — {n. phr.} A severe penalty. * /If we don t finish the work by next Monday, there will be the devil to pay./ … Dictionary of American idioms
the devil to pay — {n. phr.} A severe penalty. * /If we don t finish the work by next Monday, there will be the devil to pay./ … Dictionary of American idioms
the\ devil\ to\ pay — n. phr. A severe penalty. If we don t finish the work by next Monday, there will be the devil to pay … Словарь американских идиом
The Devil to Pay (novel) — The Devil to Pay is one of a series of nautical novels by C. Northcote Parkinson. It is set in the late 18th Century, when Britain was at war with Revolutionary France. Parkinson s hero is a junior naval officer. Unlike many fictional officers… … Wikipedia
the devil to pay — Serious trouble (as a consequence of an action, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑devil * * * serious trouble to be dealt with there was the devil to pay when we got home … Useful english dictionary
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands — Grande Sertão: Veredas (Portuguese for Big Hinterland: Tracks , English translation: The Devil to Pay in the Backlands ) is an influential novel published in 1956 by the Brazilian writer João Guimarães Rosa. The original title refers to the… … Wikipedia
(the) devil to pay — the ˈdevil/ˈhell to pay idiom (informal) a lot of trouble • There ll be hell to pay when he finds out. Main entry: ↑payidiom … Useful english dictionary
devil to pay — {n. phr.} Great trouble. Used after the . * /There ll be the devil to pay when the teacher finds out who broke the window./ * /When Jim wrecked his father s car, there was the devil to pay./ … Dictionary of American idioms
devil to pay — {n. phr.} Great trouble. Used after the . * /There ll be the devil to pay when the teacher finds out who broke the window./ * /When Jim wrecked his father s car, there was the devil to pay./ … Dictionary of American idioms
devil\ to\ pay — n. phr. Great trouble. Used after the . There ll be the devil to pay when the teacher finds out who broke the window. When Jim wrecked his father s car, there was the devil to pay … Словарь американских идиом
