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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

hits the fan

what does this expression mean : "when the shit hits the fan" ??
  

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When trouble starts, when problems crop up.

  • When trouble starts, when problems crop up.
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When trouble starts, when problems crop up.
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To me it also means when the magnitude of trouble really blows up. As you can vividly imagine, having **** around is already trouble, but if it gets on the fan, well it's going to spead itself all over rathere quickly!!

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