THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY

Meaning of THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY in English

informal

serious trouble will result.

→ hell

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THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY — хлопот не оберешься
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THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY — хлопот не оберешься
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BE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby …
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WILL — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against...will (= she does not want to stay in the house ) ▪ …
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WILL — I. _wəl, _(ə)l, (|)wil verb ( past would _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d ; or archaic second singular wouldst _wə]dzt, (|)wu̇], ]dst, …
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THERE — I. (|)tha(a)](ə)r, (|)the], ]ə adverb Etymology: Middle English ther, there, thar, thare, from Old English thǣr, thēr, thār; akin to …
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PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid also in sense 8 payed ˈpād ; paid ; paying ; pays ) Etymology: Middle …
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HELL — I. ˈhel noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan …
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WILL — will 1 /wil/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. will , 2nd will or ( Archaic ) …
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THERE — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , adv. 1. in or at that place (opposed to here ): She is there now. …
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PAY — pay 1 /pay/ , v. , paid or ( Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c ) payed; paying; n. , …
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HELL — — hell-like , adj. /hel/ , n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the …
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WILL — I. wəl, (ə)l, ə l, ˈwil verb ( past would wəd, (ə)d, ˈwu̇d ; present singular & plural will ) …
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THERE — I. ˈther adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thǣr; akin to Old High German dār there, Old English thæt …
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PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid ˈpād ; also in sense 7 payed ; pay·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French …
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HELL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, …
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WILL — v that which is strongly wished or desired. 2. will ·v strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose. 3. will ·v …
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PAY — noun satisfaction; content. 2. pay ·vt to give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay …
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HELL — vt a gambling house. 2. hell ·vt to overwhelm. 3. hell ·vt a place where outcast persons or things are …
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WILL — [will] vb, past would pres sing & pl will [ME (1st & 3d sing. pres. indic.), fr. OE wille (infin. …
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PAY — [pay] vb paid also in sense 7. payed ; pay.ing [ME, fr. OF paier, fr. L pacare to pacify, fr. …
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HELL — [hell] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE helan to conceal, OHG helan, L celare, Gk kalyptein] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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HELL — the abode or state of being of evil spirits or souls that are damned to postmortem punishment. Derived from an …
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WILL — / wɪl; NAmE / modal verb , verb , noun ■ modal verb ( short form 'll / l; NAmE …
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THERE — / ðeə(r); NAmE ðer/ adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. there is, are, was, were, etc. used to show that …
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PAY — / peɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( paid , paid / peɪd; NAmE /) 1. pay (sb) …
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HELL — / hel; NAmE / noun 1. [ sing. ] (usually Hell ) (used without a or the ) in some …
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WILL — I. will 1 S1 W1 /wɪl/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form won’t ) [ Language: Old English …
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THERE — I. there 1 S1 W1 /ðeə, ðə $ ðer, ðər/ BrE AmE pronoun there is/exists/remains etc used to say that …
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PAY — I. pay 1 S1 W1 /peɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle paid /peɪd/) [ Word Family: …
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HELL — I. hell 1 S1 W3 /hel/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . WHEN YOU DIE [uncountable] …
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WILL — n. & v. --n. 1 the faculty by which a person decides or is regarded as deciding on and initiating …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAY — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
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HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
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WILL — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty by which a person decides or is regarded as deciding on and initiating …
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WILL — v.aux. & tr. (3rd sing. present will; past would) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
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PAY — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
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HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
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WILL — 1. v.aux. & tr. (3rd sing. present will; past would) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1. in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
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PAY — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1. (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due …
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HELL — n.1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. 2 …
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WILL — I. MODAL VERB USES /wɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Will' …
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THERE — Pronounced /ðə(r), STRONG ðeə(r)/ for meanings 1 and 2, and /ðeə(r)/ for meanings 3 to 20. Frequency: The word is …
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PAY — ( pays, paying, paid) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
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HELL — ( hells) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, hell …
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THERE — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hello there ▪ Well, hello there ! I haven’t seen you for ages. Hi …
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PAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gamble pays off (= succeeds ) ▪ She gave up a career in …
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HELL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (as) mad as hell (= a rude way of saying very angry ) cast sb …
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THERE — (INTRODUCING A SENTENCE) [adverb] - used to introduce sentences, esp. before the verbs be, seem and appearThere's someone on the …
Cambridge English vocab
PAY — (BUY) [verb] [past:] paid - to give (money) to (someone) usually for something which you want to buy, for services …
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HELL — (EXPRESSION) exclamation, [noun] [U] - used to express anger or to give emphasis to an expressionOh hell, I've forgotten my …
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PAY — Synonyms and related words : accomplish, achieve, advantage, afford, angel, answer, attend to, avail, back, bankroll, base pay, be exposed …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HELL — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL …
Slang English vocab
PAY — INDEX: 1. to pay for something 2. to pay for someone else’s food, drink, ticket etc 3. to have enough …
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PAY — n. 25B6; verb I must pay him for his work : REWARD, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, remunerate. you must …
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HELL — n. 25B6; noun they feared hell : THE NETHERWORLD, the Inferno, the infernal regions, the abyss; eternal damnation, perdition; hellfire, …
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PAY — v. 1 recompense, compensate, remunerate, reward, indemnify; repay, refund, reimburse; pay off, pay out, pay up, satisfy, clear, remit, discharge, …
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HELL — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL …
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THERE — I adverb BAD : My sister often goes to the indoor pool but I don't like going to there. GOOD …
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WILL — I 1. сущ. 1) воля; сила воли indomitable will inflexible will iron will strong will will to live 2) воля; …
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TO — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными) 1. предл. 1) местные и пространственные значения а) …
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