all hell breaks loose
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
- (idiomatic) The situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- Came not all hell broke loose?
- 1992 August 19, “Beckel, Barnes and Rollins Discuss the Republican Convention”, in CBS_Morning:
- I think it's kind of fun because, had Hillary Clinton spoken at the Democratic Convention, all hell would have broken loose.
Usage notes
- Both as a sentence and a clause this term allows all normal conjugation of the verb.
Translations
the situation becomes chaotic
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