English Explanatory Dictionary

all bedlam breaks loose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. The situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.

Word forms

all bedlam breaks loose

Etymology

Probably coined to act as an alternative to all hell breaks loose that would not be perceived to be potentially insensitive, impious, or otherwise inappropriate.

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