before the balloon goes up
before the balloon goes up
Before the situation becomes serious, critical, chaotic, or troublesome. Our analysts have been predicting a market crash for months now. If we don't get diversify our assets soon before the balloon goes up, we're going to be in serious trouble. My parents' relationship has been on the rocks for years. I just hope I'm out of the house before the balloon goes up.
See also: balloon, before, goes, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- balloon goes up, the
- come to such a pass
- come to a pretty pass
- a pretty pass
- get out of a jam
- be up a/the creek (without a paddle)
- be up the creek without a paddle
- you deal with it
- an accident/a disaster waiting to happen