hell to pay
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When she finds out, there is hell to pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
But if there’s hell to pay for ignoring a judicial order, then it won’t be ignored.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025
He did not identify the Kremlin faction but said that it continued its attempts to sow discord, it would have "hell to pay".
From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2023
“It means somebody didn’t do their job. There’s going to be hell to pay for that.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2018
They were appropriately amazed, though they did tell me in plain terms that next time I would leave a note for them or there would be hell to pay.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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