DEVIL TO PAY

{n. phr.} Great trouble. - Used after "the". * /There'll be the devil to pay when the teacher finds out who broke the window./ * /When Jim wrecked his father's car, there was the devil to pay./

{n. phr.} Great trouble. - Used after "the". * /There'll be the devil to pay when the teacher finds out who broke the window./ * /When Jim wrecked his father's car, there was the devil to pay./