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

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

It quoted a Malian official as saying that Wagner operatives were "worse than the French. They think my men are more stupid than them. We have gone from the frying pan to the fire."

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Mutti smiles and taps the wooden spoon against the frying pan rim, then rests it on the counter.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti