fat is in the fire



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.
See also: fat, fire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abd Al-Rashid-Arabic
JacinthJAY-sinth, JAS-inthEnglish (Rare)
&Aelig;Lfsige-Anglo-Saxon
NÓIrÍN-Irish
ŽOfie-Czech
Feofan-Russian (Archaic)