frying pan

noun

1. a shallow, long-handled pan in which food is fried.

frying pan

noun

1. a long-handled shallow pan used for frying
2. out of the frying pan into the fire
   from a bad situation to a worse one

Word History and Origins

Origin of frying pan¹

1350–1400; Middle English fryinge panne

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. out of the frying pan into the fire, free of one predicament but immediately in a worse one.

Example Sentences

Yes, Augusztiny acknowledged, lawns have appeal, but not in his West Valley neighborhood where “concrete is the equivalent of a frying pan,” and sustaining thirsty turf in triple-digit heat is impossible.

From Los Angeles Times

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

There are drones on every surface, next to a frying pan with their evening meal.

From BBC

Yes, Augusztiny acknowledges, lawns have appeal, but not in his West Valley neighborhood where “concrete is the equivalent of a frying pan,” and sustaining thirsty turf in triple-digit heat is impossible.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's created by the frying pan and that chemical reaction."

From Salon

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