there will be hell to pay

there will be hell to pay
разг.
(there will be hell (and Tommy) to pay)
хлопот, неприятностей не оберёшься

Hell and Tommy to pay - had mutiny this morning. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. III) — Сегодня утром вспыхнул бунт - теперь неприятностей не оберешься.

‘Then came the elections of 90 and 92,’ added Dr. Jones, ‘and there was Hell to pay.’ (W. Du Bois, ‘The Ordeal of Mansart’, ch. XVI) — - Потом наступили выборы девяностого и девяносто второго года, - подхватил доктор Джонс, - и для нас начались черные дни.

When they were near home, Bob pointed to the muddy and damp condition of their clothes. ‘There's hell to pay for me,’ he said ruefully. (G. Gordon, ‘Let the Day Perish’, part I, ch. XI) — Когда они подъезжали к дому, Боб обратил внимание Энтони на то, что костюмы у них были мокрые и все в грязи. - Будет мне нагоняй, - уныло сказал Боб.

When she woke up and found herself surrounded by thirty other women, there was Hell to pay. She demanded to be put in a private room immediately... (M. Dickens, ‘One Pair of Feet’, ch. VII) — Когда эта пациентка проснулась и увидела, что в палате, кроме нее, еще тридцать женщин, она подняла невероятный шум. Потребовала, чтобы ее немедленно поместили в отдельную палату...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • there will be hell to pay — ► there will be hell to pay informal serious trouble will result. Main Entry: ↑hell …   English terms dictionary

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  • there will be hell to pay — informal serious trouble will result. → hell …   English new terms dictionary

  • there will be hell to pay — informal serious trouble will occur as a result of a previous action …   Useful english dictionary

  • there'll be hell to pay — there’ll be hell to pay informal phrase used for saying that someone will be in a lot of trouble There’ll be hell to pay if she finds out. Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: hell …   Useful english dictionary

  • there'll be hell to pay — informal something that you say which means someone will be very angry if something happens. There ll be hell to pay if she doesn t get the money in time …   New idioms dictionary

  • there'll be hell to pay — informal used for saying that someone will be in a lot of trouble There ll be hell to pay if she finds out …   English dictionary

  • hell to pay — serious problems. There will be hell to pay when you get back home. Usage notes: used to describe the result of an action …   New idioms dictionary

  • hell to pay — noun dire consequences (Freq. 2) when the pig ran away there was hell to pay • Hypernyms: ↑consequence, ↑import, ↑moment * * * phrasal : the devil to pay …   Useful english dictionary

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