the shit hit the fan

When discovery of an inopportune incident, usually pertinent to personal misconduct, indiscretion, dereliction or impropriety is made, that provokes outrage toward and/or has seriously negative consequences for the perpetrator(s).

The shit hit the fan when her husband found out about her exorbitant expenditures.

the shit hit the fan by desenfado January 21, 2014

the shit has hit the fan 

A way of announcing to people that something really dramatic has happened. Usually involves chaos and often violence.

"Hey have you seen what's going on out there?"
"No what is it?"
"Jack got caught cheating on his girlfriend and the shit has hit the fan"

the shit has hit the fan by Gump92 October 29, 2013

shit just hit the fan 

meaning that things just got worse, and its going to be messy.

Jane: Mary heard from joe that we stole her money.
Jackie: What are we going to do?
Jane: I don't know... i guess the shit just hit the fan, theres nothing to do.

shit just hit the fan by LauRUNloo August 15, 2008

shit has hit the fan 

When chaos arrives; when something pops off; If you can't take anymore

Lady1: I caught him cheating.
Lady 2: I'm sorry to hear.
Lady 1: I see the side chick now.
Lady 2: Oh Shits about to hit the fan.

Shit has hit the fan; Life just got real!

shit has hit the fan by Cutie kay December 21, 2016

The Shit just hit the fan 

A problem just got worse, or a problematic information just went public.
When somthing that was supposed to stey a secret became known to the worse people, or a problem you dreaded just manifested

A: John sent the email to his boss by mistake...
B: The Shit just hit the fan

A: The software update included the virus, it was sent to all the clients by now
B: The shit just hit the fan

The Shit just hit the fan by DarkLight310 March 16, 2010

Shit hit the ceiling fan

A way to describe how bad things are or will be and the effects will be widespread. Yes, when shit hits the fan its bad and only get on you, but when it hits the ceiling fan it's getting on everyone and everything.

Did you do your part of the homework?
No, dude! Shit hit the ceiling fan and now everything is mess up!

Shit hit the ceiling fan by INCYCShow March 11, 2022

the shit has hit the fan 

1) Wild chaos and drama just started going down.

2) A famous lyric from Warren Zevon's 1978 hit "Lawyers, Guns, And Money", singing it in reference to him getting found while on the run right after he realized he tried to bed a woman he didn't know was a Russian spy until it was too late:

And I'm hiding in Honduras/I'm a desperate man/Send lawyers, guns, and money/The shit has hit the fan

the shit has hit the fan by darkpowrjd January 31, 2023