devil to pay
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ellipsis of the devil to pay and no pitch hot or ready.
Noun[edit]
- Synonym of hell to pay
Phrase[edit]
- Short for the devil to pay and no pitch hot or ready.
Related terms[edit]
- devil seam (“the seam between garboard strake and the keel”) (a seam on wooden boats)