fat is in the fire

Prov. Matters have come to a crisis; trouble is about to start. Brother: Mom found out that we broke the clock. Sister: Uh-oh. The fat's in the fire now. The fat is in the fire at work; we're nowhere near finishing the project, but the deadline is in two days.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gaspard	-	French
Vercingetorix	wer-keeng-GE-to-reeks (Ancient Roman), vur-sin-JET-ə-riks (English)	Ancient Celtic
Khaleel	-	Arabic
Galen	['geilən]
Webb	[web]
Velibor	-	Serbian, Croatian