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there will be hell to pay

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There will be hell to pay definition


  1. sent.
    Things will be so bad that one will have to bribe the devil to straighten them out. (Use caution with hell.) : If I don't get this done on time, there will be hell to pay.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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There will be hell to pay is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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