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28-Nov-2005, 14:55
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 All hell's broken loose Could someone explain to me what this sentence means? Sorry if it's a rude or not nice sentence... |
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29-Nov-2005, 04:48
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| Re: All hell's broken loose It means that events have got out of control-chaos, confusion, possibly arguing and fighting. It's not rude, but it's not formal.  |
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29-Nov-2005, 20:16
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| Re: All hell's broken loose Thanks! Something like that was my thought due to the context, but I wasn't sure. So that -'s- is a 'has', isn't it.. Then it's not really an idiom... |
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30-Nov-2005, 05:40
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| Re: All hell's broken loose It is 'has'. It's a borderline case- it's logical, but many learners wouldn't get it from the words; let's play safe and say it's an idiomatic expression. |
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15-Jan-2006, 07:20
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 Re: All hell's broken loose In the US: All hell's broke loose. (Not broken.. "broke" is bad grammar and its usage is part of the idiom) Hell's broke loose in Georgia. |
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15-Jan-2006, 21:16
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| Re: All hell's broken loose It means that it is time to leave  You better be somewhere else Kind Regards |
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