When the shit hits the fan

When a hidden or contained problem (the shit) is suddenly exposed or spirals into utter chaos (shit making contact with rotating fan blades) causing a change of tactic from problem elimination (disposal of shit) to damage control or abandonment (cleaning of all traces of bits of scattered of shit or escaping as situation is now unmanageable)

When the shit hits the fan, we’re going to need to call in a cleaner

by BLEVE March 20, 2013

When the shit hits the fan

1.)When all hell breaks loose, Pandora's Box is opened, when you're screwed big time, and/or when yer fucked over.

2.)The moment at which fecal matter hits the spinning blades of an electric fan.

3.)A really good Circle Jerks song featured on the cult classic film Repo Man.

We just get by however we can. We all gotta duck, when the shit hits the fan!

Goddamit boy, how many time have I told you to stop shitting in front of the fan?

by Holy Dragon Sword May 14, 2004

when the shit hits the fan

When the truth is discovered the consequences will be felt.

You're in big trouble when the shit hits the fan.

by VAKI5 May 7, 2005

let the shit hit the fan

Sometimes it's advantageous to ignore the problem, let it explode, and have other people deal with it. This policy is called "let the shit hit the fan".

A: Look, these numbers they gave us are really wrong.
B: I say, let the shit hit the fan and then they'll fix it.

by UrbanCulture July 11, 2006

shits hitting the fan

when you pick up poo and lob it in a fan and it sprays everywhere -

On xbox live:
Marc: OMG shits hitting the fan!
Steve: Oh no it must be spraying everywhere!

by Baldykaine February 14, 2012

Shit hit the fan

Term used in Halo 3, when someone is getting pretty pissed off and about to beat some serious ass and throw around some insults.

"Ya, shit hit the fan pretty early in the game, and i owned some serious ass last night."

by Darkrage December 27, 2007

when the shit hits the fan

When something really bad is about to go down. The brief moment before a world of pain is brought down upon someone

When someone says Kelly has small eyes but doesn't realise she can hear them. That's when the shit hits the fan.

by didntsaykellyhassmalleyes August 17, 2010