hit the fan
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“I hit the fan. I thought, you can do a Tuesday, a Monday, a Wednesday. But why did you pick Friday? I wrote them a response, and I just said, ‘I don’t like being stabbed in the back.’
From Salon
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
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
“That was when the you-know-what really hit the fan,” said Farrell, now 76.
From New York Times
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
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