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hits the fan

something hits the fan

(slang)
bad things develop or suddenly become known After I learned I had cancer, I realized you need laughter more than ever when things hit the fan.
Related vocabulary: the shit hits the fan
See also: fan, hit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bliss[blis]
Raimondas-Lithuanian
Tupaarnaq-Native American, Greenlandic
RoelROOLDutch
Gianmarcojahn-MAHR-koItalian
Dwyer['dwaiə]
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