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
Abidanə-BIE-dən (English), AB-i-dan (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Gentius-Albanian
Camilakah-MEE-lah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
LinusLIE-nəs (English), LEE-nuws (German, Swedish)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Machteld-Dutch
DagnÝ-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic