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hits the fan

hits the fan is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the fan.

Meaning of hit the fan

Verb

hit the fan (third-person singular simple present hits the fan, present participle hitting the fan, simple past and past participle hit the fan)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.
    • They were just clowning around, when suddenly it all hit the fan.

Questions about hits the fan

What is hits the fan the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits the fan is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the fan.

Words near hits the fan in the dictionary

  1. hits the buffers
  2. hits the button
  3. hits the ceiling
  4. hits the deck
  5. hits the dirt
  6. hits the fan
  7. hits the floor
  8. hits the gas
  9. hits the gold
  10. hits the ground running
  11. hits the gym

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