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hell breaks loose

(all) hell breaks loose

great confusion and excitement suddenly develops All hell broke loose when the mayor proposed a 10% pay cut for city employees.
Related vocabulary: break loose
See also: break, hell, loose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ithaii-THAY-ie (English)Biblical
Silvija-Croatian, Slovene
CadenceKAY-dəntsEnglish (Modern)
Joasiayaw-AH-shahPolish
Swapna-Indian, Telugu, Marathi
ZdeŇKa-Czech
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