Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “when the muck/shit hits the fan“ and its meaning is “it refers to the disorganized and uncontrolled consequences caused by a previously secret situation becoming public”.
Example Sentence: However, the current economic crisis (in Sri Lanka) is extraordinary in itself and at the time the writing, non-violent protests have swelled with cricketers and middle-class working professionals calling for the President and his family to resign. It’s also a stroke of luck perhaps that I departed for India hours before the Emergency was declared, just when the muck had truly hit the fan.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article In Sri Lanka, an uneasy calm before the storm and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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