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1 词典释义:
the devil to pay
时间: 2024-12-15 20:06:04
英 [ðə ˈdɛv(ə)l tə peɪ]
美 [ði ˈdɛvəl tu peɪ]

idiom 麻烦事;大祸临头;后果严重

双语例句
  • There will be the devil to pay if the boss learns I took the day off today.

    老板要是知道我今天没上班那可不得了。

  • You'd better persuade him not to do so, otherwise, he'll have the devil to pay.

    你最好劝他不要这么干,否则他会出漏子的。

  • We must clear up this mess before my parents get home or there'll be the devil to pay.

    我们必须赶在我父母回家之前把这些乱七八糟的东西清理好,否则就麻烦了。

  • You can certainly get the money back. But when coming to think of the devil to pay, I advertisementvise you to give it up.

    你可以把那笔钱要回来,但是考虑到今后的麻烦,我劝你还是不要的好。

  • True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks.

    正如他的绰号,“吝啬的杰克”并不打算付他的酒钱,他就说服魔鬼把它自己变成一枚银币,这样杰克就可以用它来付酒钱。

  • When I got home late after wrecking my father's new car, there was the very devil to pay.

    当我毁了我父亲的新汽车而很晚才回家时,那可真是倒了一次大霉。

  • When the seller refused to pay compensation for the customers, many people present raised the devil with him.

    当销售者拒绝向顾客退赔时,在场的许多人对他非常生气。