hell breaks loose



(all) hell breaks loose

great confusion and excitement suddenly develops All hell broke loose when the mayor proposed a 10% pay cut for city employees.
Related vocabulary: break loose
See also: break, hell, loose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maia (1)MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English)Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
Ignatiy-Russian
CaydenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Pranav-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Kalev (2)-Biblical Hebrew
Zaccharias-Biblical Latin