frying pan

Also fry-pan,
Also

noun

1. a shallow, long-handled pan in which food is fried.

frying pan

noun

1. a long-handled shallow pan used for frying

2. from a bad situation to a worse one

Word History and Origins

Origin of frying pan¹

1350–1400; Middle English fryinge panne

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. out of the frying pan into the fire, free of one predicament but immediately in a worse one.

Example Sentences

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."

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Forever chemicals have been used prolifically since the 1940s in thousands of products from frying pans to medical equipment to school uniforms.

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It is alleged that the pair, who cannot be named due to their age, chased and attacked Amen with a sword and frying pan while wearing masks.

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From frying pan to furnace, Rohl is the new Rangers head coach.

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It is alleged that the masked pair, who cannot be named due to their age, chased and attacked Amen with a sword and frying pan.

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