there will be hell to pay Idiom

hell to pay

angry people to face, questions to answer When I come in at 4 a.m. there's hell to pay.

pay a compliment

say nice things about, say you did a good job Tony paid you a compliment, Rita. He said you have a lovely garden.

pay a visit

go to visit someone, drop over I must pay her a visit. I want to see her before we move.

pay an arm and a leg for something

pay a high price for something I paid an arm and a leg for my car but I am not very happy with it.

pay attention

look at or listen to with full attention He never pays attention to what his supervisor tells him.

pay back

repay, return money that was borrowed He said he would pay back every cent he borrowed from us.

pay dirt

a valuable discovery, the dirt in which much gold is found We hit pay dirt when we got the rights to distribute the new product.

pay down

pay more, pay off Interest rates are high, so let's pay down our mortgage.

pay him back

do what he did to you, get revenge Sally paid Harry back by going on a date with Jim.

pay in kind

(See repay in kind)

there will be hell to pay

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there'll be hell to pay

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pay a compliment pay a visit pay an arm and a leg for something pay attention pay back pay dirt pay down pay him back pay in kind pay my respects pay off pay the penalty pay the piper pay the price pay the shot pay through the nose pay tribute

there will be hell to pay Idiom

hell to pay

pay a compliment

pay a visit

pay an arm and a leg for something

pay attention

pay back

pay dirt

pay down

pay him back

pay in kind

there will be hell to pay

There will be hell to pay.

there'll be hell to pay

there will be hell to pay

There will be hell to pay

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