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hel·l to pay
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hell to paynoun
dire consequences
"when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"
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hell to pay
"Hell to pay" is an idiomatic expression used to indicate that there would be serious trouble, consequences, or repercussions if something does not go as planned or if a certain condition is not met. The phrase usually has a warning or threatening connotation.
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Hell to Pay
Hell to Pay is a 2002 crime novel by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington DC and focuses on private investigator Derek Strange and his partner Terry Quinn. It is the second novel to involve the characters and is preceded by Right as Rain and followed by Soul Circus and Hard Revolution.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hell to pay in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hell to pay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of hell to pay in a Sentence
I find this to be so demoralizing, disappointing and I think they’re going to have hell to pay for this budget.
I fight like hell to pay as little as possible, i have the best lawyers and the best accountants and I fight and I pay, but it's an expense. And frankly, I would feel differently if this country was spending the money wisely instead of throwing it down the drain.
If documents do not begin to be turned over tomorrow and a clear way and path forward for everything else is not clear here in the next couple days, there's going to be hell to pay by Wednesday morning.
If Harvard University's true, Anderson, you know, there will be hell to pay, because I really want this to be very transparent. I want the truth to come out. That's the bottom line. And I want us to learn from this tragedy, so that we can prevent in the future something like this happening.
I will make that agreement so tough, and if they break it, they will have hell to pay.
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