hell to pay

基本解释

I do believe we're going to figure this out, but if we don't, there's going to be hell to pay.
我相信我们将解决该问题，但如果我们无法解决，那么将付出惨重的代价。
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(令到这些套息盘无利可图)会在市场上造成可怕的后果。
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.
要是被他发现你身上带着烟卷，那你就惨了；要是被他发现你身上带着钱（这是违法的），那你就只能乞求上帝的保佑了。

But when they got there, there was hell to pay.
然而但凡兵锋所指之处皆是一片生灵涂炭
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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."
这是场反抗王室权威的光荣起义,在法国中部的奥弗涅,反抗领主的人们奋起抗争,"你去死吧,我们再也不会交任何东西了"
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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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