hell to pay

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 5, 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

Harvey responded, “It’s going to be a lot of hell to pay at your house.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

“There’s going to be hell to pay for this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2022

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