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Mezzopiano Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

There will be hell to pay

Hi, Can you give me some examples using there will be hell to pay?

I know the meaning is something will be happening because of something else.

  

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There will be **** to pay >>>>>> This means t here will be a lot of trouble. caused. eg I've been late home for dinner for the last four evenings.

  • There will be **** to pay >>>>>> This means t here will be a lot of trouble.
  • caused.
  • eg I've been late home for dinner for the last four evenings.
  • My wife told me that if I'm late tonight, there will be **** to pay.
  • The expression is more commonly used for minor matters such as in the example above.
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There will be **** to pay>>>>>> This means there will be a lot of trouble. caused.

eg I've been late home for dinner for the last four evenings. My wife told me that if I'm late tonight, there will be **** to pay.

The expression is more commonly used for minor

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mezzopiano, Can you give me some examples using there will be **** to pay?

Here is a sampling from fraze.it

If someone dared to sit in my homeroom seat, there would be **** to pay.
When I find out which one of them gave out my number, there will be **** to pay.
Had someone done something to embarrass u

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Further example:


You're the type who inhales weight and has a difficult time losing it. By a herculean effort, you lose 5 lbs. in three months, a monumental achievement for you. But then Thankgiving comes, and you stuff yourself like there's no tomorrow. You know you've regained the 5 lbs., and maybe even more, and you avoid weighing yourself. For a week after Thanksgiving you a

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