hell to pay

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Definition of hell to pay - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

consequencesserious trouble happens after doing something wrong

If you break the rules, there will be hell to pay.
He lied to his boss and had hell to pay.
There was hell to pay after the secret was revealed.

comeuppance

reckoning

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Expressions with hell to pay

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there'll be hell to pay

exp.

serious trouble or punishment will happen

If you break that, there'll be hell to pay!

Expressions with hell

hell raising

causing trouble for fun or excitement

The teenagers were known for their hell raising at parties.

living hell

state or place of extreme suffering or torment

After the accident, his life became a living hell.

catch hell

receive severe criticism or punishment

He will catch hell for missing the meeting.

flipping hell

intj.

shows anger or irritation at someone or something

Flipping hell, why won't this work!

it was hell

exp.

it was extremely painful, hard, or unpleasant

The recovery after surgery was hell.

that was hell

exp.

that experience was extremely painful, hard, or awful

After the stormy flight, that was hell.

Expressions with pay

pay off

repay a debt or loan in full

She managed to pay off her student loans last year.

pay down

make an initial payment on a purchase

He decided to pay down on the new car.

pay in

deposit money into an account

She went to the bank to pay in her paycheck.

pay out

distribute money from a fund or account

The company decided to pay out dividends to shareholders.

make someone pay

cause someone to give money as a result of something

The company made the customer pay for the damages.

pay a high price

spend a lot of money for something

He had to pay a high price for the concert tickets.

pay a very high price

spend a lot of money for something

He had to pay a very high price for the car.

pay for itself

earn or save enough to cover its own cost

The new machine will pay for itself in two years.

pay no attention

disregard something as unimportant or irrelevant

She paid no attention to the rumors.

pay the cost

bear the financial expense of something

You have to pay the cost of the repairs.

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French:graves conséquences, ...
German:großer Ärger, ...
Italian:guai seri, ...
Spanish:graves consecuencias, ...
Portuguese:sérios problemas, ...
Chinese:大麻烦, ...
Japanese:大変な目に遭う, ...
Arabic:عَواقِبُ وَخِيمَة, ...
Hebrew:צָרוֹת צְרוּרוֹת, ...
Russian:серьёзные неприятности, ...
Ukrainian:велика біда, ...
Hindi:भारी मुसीबत, ...
Bengali:মহাবিপদ, ...
Catalan:greus conseqüències, ...
Czech:malér, ...
Danish:ballade, ...
Dutch:problemen, ...
Greek:μπελάδες, ...
Hungarian:balhé, ...
Khmer:ផលវិបាកធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:큰일, ...
Persian:تاوان سنگین, ...
Polish:poważne konsekwencje, ...
Portuguese (BR):problema sério, ...
Romanian:consecințe grave, ...
Swedish:ett himla liv, ...
Thai:ผลร้ายแรง, ...
Turkish:büyük dert, ...
Vietnamese:rắc rối lớn, ...

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