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
Seachnall	-	Irish
Hinds	[haindz]
Griffith	-	Welsh
Xenia	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Karola	KAW-ro-law (Hungarian), kah-RO-lah (German)	Hungarian, German
Inkar	-	Kazakh