"the fat is in the fire" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} the fat is in the fire
  1. (informal) Trouble will happen soon. Tags: informal Related terms: pull the fat out of the fire, pull someone's fat out of the fire
    Sense id: en-the_fat_is_in_the_fire-en-phrase-mtKy~Y5r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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