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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zakaria	-	Georgian, Arabic
Hardy	HAHR-dee	English
Olimpia	aw-LEEM-pyah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Devnet	DEV-net	Irish
Bastiaan	BAHS-tee-ah:n	Dutch
Skanda	-	Hinduism