hit the fan
if a book hits the fan, there would be a lot of fans who like that book.
Is it correct?
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Ok it's quite confusing because the grammar is incorrect but I think I know what you are trying to say.
If you want to say a lot of fans like a book you say
'The book is a hit with the fans.'
The way you have phrased is similar to a colloquial and fairly coarse idiom in the English language 'shit hits the fan', hence what Kay said above. This expression is used when something goes really badly wrong.
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No, this is quite a disgusting phrase that is sometimes used in the English language, if I am correct in assuming the context It derives from a saying and please excuse my swearing "Shit hits the fan" meaning poo hits the fan. I will let you use your imagination on what that would be like!
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