There will be hell to pay In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "there will be hell to pay", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2021-12-22 11:12

hell to pay, there'll be , there'll be hell to pay

There will be hell to pay phrase informal

There will be severe or very negative consequences.

There will be hell to pay if we 're caught.

There'll be hell to pay when your father sees that broken window.

If you damage my car, there will be hell to pay.

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To think that someone or something has the same bad qualities as another person or thing.

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Extremely angry

This phrase originated about 1800.

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to fight until the very end

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