frying pan
Example Sentences
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Weather that swings from deep freeze to frying pan.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Yet the country may be launching out of the frying pan and into the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
It is a sort of non-stick frying pan solution, meaning that layers of molten aluminium do not get stuck on this expensive equipment.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024
When sunny skies returned, the Olympic skate park — made of concrete and shaped like a bowl — became a giant frying pan.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024
She says, ‘Take me out of the frying pan . . . And into the fire!’
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
