0 a lot of trouble, difficulty, punishment, anger, etc.:
If he catches you going through his drawers there'll be the devil to pay!
If anything happens to that regiment, there will be the devil to pay.
If a tribunal of this kind were set up in mining districts, there would be the devil to pay all over the country.
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May 10, 2021
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the devil to pay
