Possible Clues:

• Big trouble, idiomatically
• Serious consequences as that fellow will always secure first place
• What there will be if you cross the wrong person
• Dire, unpleasant consequences
• He will have to foot the bill or be in real trouble
• There'll be a row if the man is to foot the bill for this
• Man will take the lead all the time, bringing dire consequences
• The devil of it is he will shortly have to foot the bill
• He will go over a year, leading to serious consequences