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
Torrie['tɔri]
Phocas-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Amadeusahm-ə-DAY-əs (English), ahm-ə-DEE-əs (English)Late Roman
Shyama-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Flossie['flɔsi]
Yannis-Greek