hit the fan

hit the fan
phrasal
: to have a major usually undesirable impact

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hit the fan
informal : to cause a lot of anger and trouble
— used especially to describe what happens when people find out about something that makes them very angry

I don't want to be there when it hits the fan.

— often used in the impolite phrase when the shit hits the fan
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hit the fan — see fan, 1
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