hell to pay
hell to pay noun: very unpleasant consequences; a great deal of trouble.
Noun
hell to pay (uncountable)
- Very unpleasant consequences; a great deal of trouble.
- "When I'm hungry, there's hell to pay if I'm not fed quick."1912, Mary Roberts Rinehart, “The Miracle”, in Love Stories
- "I told him I had sent for you an' when you got heah these slippery, mysterious thieves, whoever they were, would shore have hell to pay."1921, Zane Grey, chapter 3, in To The Last Man
- Synonyms:
- the devil to pay, the devil to pay, and no pitch hot
hell to pay meaning in Bengali
hell to pay in Bengali
- খুব অপ্রীতিকর পরিণাম, অনেক ঝামেলা
Synonyms of hell to pay
- the devil to pay
- the devil to pay, and no pitch hot
Questions about hell to pay
- What does hell to pay mean?
- Hell to pay means very unpleasant consequences; a great deal of trouble.
- What is hell to pay in Bengali?
- Hell to pay in Bengali is খুব অপ্রীতিকর পরিণাম, অনেক ঝামেলা. See Hell to pay meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is hell to pay?
- Hell to pay is a noun.
Words near hell to pay in the dictionary
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