all hell broke loose



all hell broke loose

all sorts of wild or terrible things happened. When the boss left early for the weekend, all hell broke loose.
See also: all, broke, hell, loose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Roi (1)-Galician
EmmaEM-ə (English), EM-mah (Finnish), E-mah (German)English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, German, An
KatyKAY-teeEnglish
TrudiTROO-deeGerman, English
Keshia-African American
Petia-Russian, Bulgarian