(all) hell breaks loose

great confusion and excitement suddenly develops.

All hell broke loose when the mayor proposed a 10% pay cut for city employees.

Related vocabulary: break loose

• read something into something
• read the fine print
• read the riot act
• read the runes
• read the small print
• read the writing on the wall
• read up on
• read up on something
• ready cash
• ready money
• read your mind
• ready to drop
• ready to roll
• real McCoy
• reap a harvest of
• reap a harvest of something
• reap the harvest of
• reap the harvest of something
• reap the whirlwind
• reap what sow
• reap what you sow
• rear-end
• rear-end something
• rear its head
• rear its ugly head