| 单词 | the shit hits the fan |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(when) the shit hits the fan a. Originally U.S. Military. (when) the shit hits the fan: (when) a situation suddenly becomes critical; (when) trouble suddenly or rapidly breaks out. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > unfortunately [phrase] > disastrously > moment of disaster (when) the shit hits the fana1943 a1943 in W. D. Jones Gyrene (1998) xix. 238 Having been there when the shit hit the fan. 1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead iii. vii. 573 These riffraff in the platoon had an expression, ‘to keep a tight ass-hole’. What did they know of it?.. ‘When the shit hits the fan that's when you keep a...’ 1955 N. Mailer Let. 25 Aug. in N.Y. Rev. Bks. (1999) 26 Feb. 22/3 Whenever a publisher wants you to take out something, it always ends up being the most important thing in the book. So I told him no, and the son of a bitch broke his contract, and of course the shit had hit the fan. 1968 A. Diment Bang Bang Birds ix. 172 Should the shit hit the fan and the Swedes come over stroppy, he could say..‘weren't nothing to do with us, son!’ 1977 H. Fast Immigrants iii. 171 It's been too quiet. Tomorrow, the shit hits the fan. 2003 P. Reizin Don't try this at Home v. 121 Then there are the panic merchants, who flap helplessly when the shit hits the fan and issue all sorts of meaningless..instructions. < as lemmas |
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