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
Ajit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Roy[rɔi]
Gaspare-Italian
Ru-Chinese
Inzhu-Kazakh
SavaŞ-Turkish