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Phrase(s): There will be hell to pay. [and] 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 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. • 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. • Bill broke a window, and now there will be the devil to pay.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs