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the fat hit the fire

the fat hit the fire phrase: trouble happened.

Phrase

the fat hit the fire

  1. (informal) Trouble happened.

Questions about the fat hit the fire

What does the fat hit the fire mean?
The fat hit the fire means trouble happened.
What part of speech is the fat hit the fire?
The fat hit the fire is a phrase.

Words near the fat hit the fire in the dictionary

  1. the fact that
  2. the family that lays together stays together
  3. the family that prays together stays together
  4. the family that sleeps together keeps together
  5. The Farm
  6. the fat hit the fire
  7. the fat is in the fire
  8. the feathers fly
  9. the feezy
  10. The Few
  11. the fewer the better fare

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