frying pan
noun /ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn/
/ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn/
(North American English also frypan
Idioms /ˈfraɪpæn/
/ˈfraɪpæn/
, skillet)- enlarge imagea large shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food in
- Heat the butter in a heavy-based frying pan.
Idioms
out of the frying pan into the fire
- (saying) from a bad situation to one that is worse