كيف تنطق "there will be the devil to pay"

expression

THAIR wil bee thuh DEV-uhl tuh PAY

THAIR wil bee thuh DEV-uhl too PAY

التعريف

This expression means that there will be serious trouble or consequences, usually as a result of someone’s actions or a mistake.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈðɛɹ/ /ˈwɪɫ/, /wəɫ/ /ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɛvəɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpeɪ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ðˈeə/ /wˈɪl/ /bˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɛvəl/ /tˈuː/ /pˈeɪ

أمريكي

THAIR wil bee thuh DEV-uhl tuh PAY

بريطاني

THAIR wil bee thuh DEV-uhl too PAY

If you break that window, there will be the devil to pay.

If we are late again, there will be the devil to pay at work.

She warned me that there will be the devil to pay if I don’t finish my homework.

If you tell Dad about this, there will be the devil to pay.