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
ChelseaCHEL-seeEnglish
Gil (3)-Hebrew
Rainier-French
Arn&Thorn;ÓR-Icelandic
KennethKEN-ith (Scottish, English)Scottish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
AsbjØRn-Norwegian, Danish