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hell to pay, there'll be hell to payVery negative or severe consequences. There will be hell to pay if you come home after curfew yet again.See also: hell, payhell to payGreat trouble, as in If we're wrong there'll be hell to pay. [c. 1800] See also: hell, paythere'll be hell to pay You can say that there'll be hell to pay to warn someone that someone will be very angry if a particular thing happens or if it does not happen. If I forget Nicole's book, there'll be hell to pay. You know what she's like. Next thing she'll find out about that night in Rugby and there'll be hell to pay. Note: In British English, you can also say that there'll be merry hell to pay. `Drop that!' she snarled at Kenny. `If the girls see it, there'll be merry hell to pay!'See also: hell, pay hell to pay Great trouble: If we're wrong, there'll be hell to pay.See also: hell, payhell to pay, there'll beThe consequences will be terrible; there’ll be a heavy penalty. Originating about 1800, this term once meant discord or severe trouble. The OED quotes a letter by Lord Paget (1807): “There has been hell to pay between the Dukes of York and Cumberland.”See also: hell |