كيف تنطق "hit the fan"

expression

HIT thuh FAN

التعريف

This informal expression means that a situation suddenly becomes chaotic, out of control, or very problematic, often after something bad becomes widely known.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhɪt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfæn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈɪt/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈæn

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

HIT thuh FAN

بريطاني

HIT thuh FAN

استمع في السياق

When the manager found out about the mistake, things really hit the fan.

If the news gets out, it will hit the fan.

As soon as the alarm sounded, everything hit the fan.

I tried to warn them, but no one listened—and then it hit the fan big time.