hell to pay

基本解釋

I do believe we're going to figure this out, but if we don't, there's going to be hell to pay.
我相信我們將解決該問題，但如果我們無(wú)法解決，那么將付出慘重的代價(jià)。
Were the yen ever to rise sharply (making the trade unprofitable), there could be hell to pay in the markets.
一旦日元大幅升值(令到這些套息盤無(wú)利可圖)會(huì)在市場(chǎng)上造成可怕的后果。
If you were caught with tobacco there was hell to pay, and if you went in with money (which is against the law) God help you.
要是被他發(fā)現(xiàn)你身上帶著煙卷，那你就慘了；要是被他發(fā)現(xiàn)你身上帶著錢（這是違法的），那你就只能乞求上帝的保佑了。

But when they got there, there was hell to pay.
然而但凡兵鋒所指之處皆是一片生靈涂炭
耶魯公開課 - 歐洲文明課程節(jié)選
It's a noble insurrection against royal authority, and in Auvergne in central France you have people rising up against their lords saying, "Hell with you. We're not going to pay anymore."
這是場(chǎng)反抗王室權(quán)威的光榮起義,在法國(guó)中部的奧弗涅,反抗領(lǐng)主的人們奮起抗?fàn)?"你去死吧,我們?cè)僖膊粫?huì)交任何東西了"
耶魯公開課 - 歐洲文明課程節(jié)選

But there will be hell to pay if anyone ever tries to allow them to expire.
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If Argentina defaults on its debt, there will be hell to pay—and ordinary Argentinians will pay it.
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