the devil to pay
phrase
Roget 732: the bubble has burst, the jig is up," the game is up" [Cymbeline]; all is lost; the devil to pay; parturiunt montes etc. (disappointment) 509 [Lat.]; dies infaustus [Lat.]; tout est perdu hors l'honneur [Fr.].
noun
Roget 974: penalty; retribution etc. (punishment) 972; pain, pains and penalties; weregild†, wergild; peine forte et dure [Fr.]; penance etc. (atonement) 952; ... show more
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