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
VilmosVEEL-moshHungarian
Ramadan-Arabic
Ningal-Near Eastern Mythology
Aloisio-Italian
Agnetaahng-NE-tah Swedish
Zbignev-Medieval Slavic