the devil to pay idiom old-fashioned
(会带来)严重后果、困难、惩罚、烦恼等
a lot of trouble, difficulty, punishment, anger, etc.
If he catches you going through his drawers there'll be the devil to pay! 如果他发现你翻他的抽屉,你会有大麻烦的。
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