HyperDic: hell_to_pay

English > 1 sense of the expression hell to pay:
NOUNattributehell to paydire consequences
English > hell to pay: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaningdire consequences.
Example"when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"
Broaderconsequence, import, momentHaving important effects or influence
Spanishconsecuencia, graves consecuencias

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