"there will be the devil to pay" 怎么发音
expression
THAIR wil bee thuh DEV-uhl tuh PAY
THAIR wil bee thuh DEV-uhl too PAY
释义
This expression means that there will be serious trouble or consequences, usually as a result of someone’s actions or a mistake.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈðɛɹ/ /ˈwɪɫ/, /wəɫ/ /ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɛvəɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpeɪ
英式英语
ðˈeə/ /wˈɪl/ /bˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɛvəl/ /tˈuː/ /pˈeɪ
简化发音
美式
THAIR wil bee thuh DEV-uhl tuh PAY
英式
THAIR wil bee thuh DEV-uhl too PAY
语境中听
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.