Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
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 — {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
the shit hits the fan — offensive used to describe what happens when people find out about something that makes them very angry I told him I was dropping out of school and the shit hit the fan. • • • Main Entry: ↑shit … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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
shit hits the fan — Phrs. As when the shit hits the fan , it warns that severe consequences will be felt when the results of actions are discovered. Alternatively, in such phrases as the shit will hit the fan when she discovers the truth . See when the shit hits the … English slang and colloquialisms
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 (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
