hell to pay
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When she finds out, there is hell to pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
Bernadette Spofforth, 55, from Chester was arrested on 8 August after reposting the fake name, commenting that if it were true there would be "hell to pay".
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
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
Otherwise there’s going to be hell to pay.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2021
He rubbed his hand across his free and muttered to himself, “There’s going to be hell to pay now.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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