Meaning of hit the fan | Babel Free

Definitions

To have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.

idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

“They were just clowning around, when suddenly it all hit the fan.”

“Then the shit really hit the fan.”

“Let me ask you, Congressman, the case of a lot of these corporate scandals, I followed enough of them to know how -- how it works out. Once everything starts hitting the fan, the CEO, the chairman or maybe a large share of the board of directors simply leaves, resigns”

CEFR level