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ПОШЛА ПОТЕХА! highly coll (sent fixed WO

some boisterous, impetuous action began: (then) the fun (the excitement, the trouble) began

(and) the fun was on (then) all hell broke loose (in limited contexts) and the sport began.

«Через две минуты уж в сакле был ужасный гвалт... Все выскочили, схватились за ружья - и пошла потеха. Крик, шум, выстрелы...» (Лермонтов 1). "Two minutes later a terriffic uproar broke out in the hut... .Everybody rushed out and went for their rifles—and the fun was on! There was screaming and shouting and shots were fired..." (1b). "Two minutes later, there was a terrible uproar indoors... .Everybody dashed out, grabbed their rifles-and the sport began1 There was shouting, noise, rifle shots..." (1a).