fat hit the fire



*fat hit the fire

Fig. a situation that suddenly becomes frantic and unpleasant. (*Typically: suddenly ~; then ~; when ~.) Things were looking bad in the stock market, then the fat hit the fire and I lost everything.
See also: fat, fire, hit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adem-Turkish
Amala-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
LeslyLEZ-lee, LES-leeEnglish (Modern)
GemmaJEM-mah (Italian), JEM-ə (English), KHE-mah (Dutch)Italian, Catalan, English (British), Dutch
NiklasNIK-lahs (Swedish), NEEK-lahs (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, German
Kristianekris-tee-AH-nəGerman