lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)
fig. a big scandal
an uproar
the talk of the town
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
形容新聞、資訊傳到好多人都知道,而且傳播速度仲要好快,令好多人關注呢件事 news or rumour spread all over a place; to spread like wildfire
傳媒將官員失職嘅事誇大,搞到滿城風雨,最後令到嗰個官員辭職。
传媒将官员失职嘅事夸大,搞到满城风雨,最后令到𠮶个官员辞职。
cyun4 mui4 zoeng3 gun1 jyun4 sat1 zik1 ge3 si6 kwaa1 daai, gaau2 dou3 mun5 sing4 fung1 jyu5, zeoi3 hau6 ling6 dou3 go2 go3 gun1 jyun4 ci4 zik1. The mass media exaggerated the malpractice of an official and the news spread like wildlife. Finally he had to resign.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
big scandal; uproar; talk of the town