when the shit hit the fan.
) •I wasn't even in the country when it hit the fan.
•It hit the fan, and within ten minutes the press had spread it all over the world.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hit the fan — {v. phr.}, {informal} To become a big public problem or controversy. * /The whole mess hit the fan when the judge was arrested for drunken driving for the second time./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hit the fan — When it hits the fan, or, more rudely, the shit hits the fan, serious trouble starts … The small dictionary of idiomes
hit the fan — phrasal : to have a major usually undesirable impact * * * hit the fan informal : to cause a lot of anger and trouble used especially to describe what happens when people find out about something that makes them very angry I don t want to be… … Useful english dictionary
hit the fan — tv. to become publicly known; to become a scandal. (From the phrase when the shit hit the fan.) □ I wasn’t even in the country when it hit the fan. □ It hit the fan, and within ten minutes the press had spread it all over the world … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit\ the\ fan — v. phr. informal To become a big public problem or controversy. The whole mess hit the fan when the judge was arrested for drunken driving for the second time … Словарь американских идиом
(the) shit will hit the fan — the shit will hit the fan impolite phrase people will become very angry or there will be a lot of problems Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how bad something issynonym Main entry: shit … Useful english dictionary
the shit hit the fan — people become angry, somebody starts a fight It was a good party until Ed started a fight. Then the shit hit the fan! … English idioms
hit the fan — When it hits the fan, or, more rudely, the shit hits the fan, serious trouble starts. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Hit the fan — When it hits the fan, or, more rudely, the shit hits the fan, serious trouble starts … Dictionary of English idioms
hit the fan (to) — Refers to the onset of chaos or panic. Often the phrase is included in the saying, “when the shit hits the fan.” … American business jargon
