the shit hits the fan

:  nonsense, foolishness, crap

:  something of little value

:  trivial and usually boastful or inaccurate talk

:  to reach with or as if with a sudden blow

:  to come in quick forceful contact with

:  to strike (something, such as a ball) with an object (such as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion

:  an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something :  an act or instance of hitting or being hit

:  a stroke of luck

:  a great success

:  any of various devices for winnowing grain

:  an instrument for producing a current of air: such as

:  a device that is held in the hand and moved back and forth to cool a person and that is usually shaped like a segment of a circle and composed of material (such as feathers or paper) mounted on thin rods or slats moving about a pivot so that the device may be closed compactly when not in use

:  to drive away the chaff of (grain) by means of a current of air

:  to eliminate (chaff) by winnowing

:  to move or impel (air) with a fan

:  an enthusiastic devotee (as of a sport or a performing art) usually as a spectator

:  an ardent admirer or enthusiast (as of a celebrity or a pursuit)