“Shit hits the fan” (SHTF)

"Shit hits the fan" (SHTF) means that something is going to cause a great stink (or great trouble). The expression was popularly used by American soldiers in World War II, especially…

“Shit rolls downhill”

"Shit flows/rolls/runs downhill" means that difficulties flow from the top of an organization to the bottom, and those on the bottom will get the "shit." The saying has been…