frying pan
Example Sentences
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I know that’s not easy to predict, but it does seem like an “out of the frying pan, into the fire” sort of situation.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
From the frying pan to the fire, the Lakers now travel to Oklahoma City to face the defending champion Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals beginning Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
Weather that swings from deep freeze to frying pan.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Yet the country may be launching out of the frying pan and into the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
He retrieved a ceramic bowl with plastic wrap over it and tossed several white cassava chunks onto the frying pan.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
