All hell broke loose Meaning in English

expression · lemma: all hell break loose

US

ˈɔɫ/ /ˈhɛɫ/ /ˈbɹoʊk/ /ˈɫus

AWL HEL BROHK LOOS

UK

ˈɔːl/ /hˈɛl/ /bɹˈəʊk/ /lˈuːs

AWL HEL BROHK LOOS

التعريف

This expression means that a situation suddenly became very chaotic, out of control, or filled with confusion and trouble.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal, dramatic phrase used to describe sudden chaos, often after a trigger event. Common in storytelling and conversation, not in formal writing. Do not use literally—no reference to hell is meant.

• Spanish: se desató el caos - todo se volvió un desastre
• Portuguese (BR): o caos começou - tudo virou uma bagunça
• Portuguese (PT): instalou-se o caos - tudo ficou uma confusão
• Chinese (Simplified): 天下大乱 - 局面失控
• Chinese (Traditional): 天下大亂 - 局面失控
• Hindi: भारी अफरातफरी मच गई - सब कुछ बेकाबू हो गया
• Arabic: حلّ الخراب - اندلع الفوضى
• Bengali: ভয়ঙ্কর গোলযোগ শুরু হলো - তুমুল বিশৃঙ্খলা ছড়িয়ে পড়ল
• Russian: начался полный хаос - всё вышло из-под контроля
• Japanese: 大騒ぎになった - 修羅場になった
• Vietnamese: mọi thứ trở nên hỗn loạn - mọi chuyện rối tung lên
• Korean: 아수라장이 되다 - 난리가 나다
• Turkish: ortalık karıştı - tam bir kaos çıktı
• Urdu: کہرام مچ گیا - افراتفری پھیل گئی
• Indonesian: semua jadi kacau - situasi jadi heboh

جمل نموذجية

When the teacher left the classroom, all hell broke loose.

basic

As soon as the fire alarm rang, all hell broke loose in the building.

basic

When the dog got loose at the party, all hell broke loose.

basic

We were having a quiet dinner, then someone spilled wine and all hell broke loose.

natural

The moment the manager announced layoffs, all hell broke loose in the office.

natural

I tried to fix the printer, but instead all hell broke loose and now nothing works.

natural