Usually means: Difficult situation with serious consequences.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. devil to pay, the devil to pay: Merriam-Webster
  2. the devil to pay: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. the devil to pay: Collins English Dictionary
  4. the devil to pay: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. devil to pay: Wiktionary
  6. the devil to pay: Dictionary.com
  7. The Devil to Pay, The Devil to Pay: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. the devil to pay: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  2. Devil to Pay: Latitude Mexico

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Definitions from Wiktionary (devil to pay)

▸ noun:  Synonym of hell to pay

Similar:
devil to pay, and no pitch hot, hellfire, brimstone, devil's grip, heckfire, blazes, fire-devil, fire and brimstone, hell on earth, inferno, more...

Opposite:
heaven to enjoy, smooth sailing, easy street, trouble-free

Phrases:
the devil to pay, The Devil to Pay in the Backlands, more...

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Similar:
devil to pay, and no pitch hot, hellfire, brimstone, devil's grip, heckfire, blazes, fire-devil, fire and brimstone, hell on earth, inferno, more...

Opposite:
heaven to enjoy, smooth sailing, easy street, trouble-free

Phrases:
the devil to pay, The Devil to Pay in the Backlands, more...



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