beautiful mess

A situation where things get out of control in a fast and furious fashion and there is no way to stop it. Usually caused by a misunderstanding about one person(s) overreacting to a remark, a gesture or just plain hunger pangs. It only gets worse when egos are lost in the mix and backtracking is impossible.

She told him that he needed to see a counselor since his dog is looking at him compassionately. He overreacted by stating that there was nothing wrong with his tie, that his life is great and that he dresses the way he feels like. The dog had licked the shoe where a drop of soup had fallen. The beautiful mess got messier with the disappearance of the evidence from the shoe.