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
Anika (2)-Indian, Hindi
Dara (2)-Khmer
YasirYAH:-sir (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu
CristenKRIS-tənEnglish (Modern)
Astles['æslz]
Adellaə-DEL-əEnglish