hit the fan
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The string hit the fan in the early 2000s, when police say particularly sticky Halloween celebrations left Hollywood property owners with about $200,000 in annual cleanup and recovery costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
"The proverbial you-know-what had not yet hit the fan," Krantz said in a recent interview with Undark.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023
Kyrgios, 27, insisted his opponent should have been defaulted for the incident, claiming the ball hit the fan on the head, although television replays suggested otherwise.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2022
“You-know-what hit the fan, and everybody’s going, ‘You’re turning off my power plant?'” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
And then the falafel really hit the fan.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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