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
VÄInÄMÖInen-Finnish Mythology
Rudo-Southern African, Shona
Winfri&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
Elva (1)-Irish
VidarVEE-dahr (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Zorica-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian