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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
MerrillMER-əlEnglish
Katenka-Russian
Dhaval-Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Yasen-Bulgarian
Ioab-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cassianus-Ancient Roman
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