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
Glorianaglawr-ee-AN-əEnglish (Rare)
Regula-German (Swiss), Late Roman
Elpidios-Late Greek
Bunch[bʌntʃ]
BlaŽ-Slovene, Croatian
Keone-Hawaiian