There will be the devil to pay.
- There will be the devil to pay.
There will be hell to pay. & There will be the devil to pay.
Inf. There will be a lot of trouble if something is done or if something is not done. (See also
have There will be the devil to pay. the devil to pay.) •
Fred: If you break another window, Andy, there will be hell to pay. Andy: I didn't do it! I didn't.
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Bill: I'm afraid there's no time to do this one. I'm going to skip it. Bob: There will be hell to pay if you do.
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Bill broke a window, and now there will be the devil to pay.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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