the balloon goes up

if the balloon goes up, a situation suddenly becomes very serious or unpleasant The balloon went up last Friday when the scandal became public.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chalchiuhticue	-	Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Valery	[.vælə'ri:]
Balaam	['beilæm]
Fabricius	-	Ancient Roman
Alexia	[ə'leksis]
Hesperos	-	Ancient Greek