Hit-the-fan Definition

verb
(idiomatic, intransitive) To have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.
They were just clowning around, when suddenly it all hit the fan.
Then the shit really hit the fan.
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Origin of Hit-the-fan

  • This expression is almost certainly from colloquial expressions involving shit hitting the fan.

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