hit the fan
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That Adam suffers chronic constipation and Benjamin has diarrhea-inducing colitis is no medical coincidence but one of several predictable signs that, well, something’s gonna hit the fan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
I think that’s the slap in the face to everyone who feels we were misled and then all of a sudden it just hit the fan like 0 to 1,000.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 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
When things hit the fan England's players are suddenly fired up, but they are already 2-0 down.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2023
Park turned toward the Plexiglas window and waited for a world of suck to hit the fan.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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