hell to pay
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When she finds out, there is hell to pay.
From Los Angeles Times
He took to Truth Social to call it "sick and twisted" and warn that if members didn't release all the hostages there would be "hell to pay".
From BBC
“But I quickly scrapped them all … If I don’t win, there will be hell to pay,” he jokes.
From Los Angeles Times
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
Harvey responded, “It’s going to be a lot of hell to pay at your house.”
From Seattle Times
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