the shit hit the fan


when discovery of an inopportune incident, usually pertinent to personal misconduct, indiscretion, dereliction or impropriety is made, that provokes outrage toward and/or has seriously negative consequences for the perpetrator(s).
the sh-t hit the fan when her husband found out about her exorbitant expenditures.

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