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
Theresia	[ti'ri:zjə]
Neofit	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Rafiqa	-	Arabic
Chanel	[ʃa:'nel]
Adannaya	-	Western African, Igbo
Milorad	-	Serbian, Croatian