10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE FAT IS IN THE FIRE»
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the fat is in the fire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
... good that'll do you or a fat lot of use that's going to be. CI; DAI; DEI; HND;
1RCD; MS; SA. FAT CHANCE See Fat Cat. FAT CONTRACT See Fat (adj.). FAT
FARM See Fat (n). FATHEAD See Fat (adj.). FAT IS IN THE FIRE The fat is in the
fire.
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
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The Proverbial Bernard Shaw: An Index to Proverbs
in the ...
Then all the fat is in the fire. (183, p. 257, 1895) Then the fat was in the fire. (128,
p. 185, 1909) MRS TARLETON: Then the fat was in the fire. . . . (110, p. 123, 1910
) It may prove that at this point the fat is in the fire. (323, p. 288, 1919) LA ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 1994
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Proceedings of
the annual meeting of
the Fire Underwriters' ...
This kettle sometimes boils over; then the fat is in the fire, and the hotel goes up
in smoke- cause unknown. Don't say anything to a hotel landlord about this, as
his hot fat-kettle is fire-proof. Very truly yours, D. W. T. Hotel kitchens should have
...
Fire Underwriters' Association of the Pacific, 1888
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Proceedings of
the ... Annual Meeting of
the Fire ...
This kettle sometimes boils over; then the fat is in the fire, and the hotel goes up
in smokecause unknown. Don't say anything to a hotel landlord about this, as his
hot fat-kettle is fire-proof. Very truly yours, D. W. T. Hotel kitchens should have ...
Fire Underwriters' Association of the Pacific, 1887
The fire gate of heaven is opening and the fat is in the fire! You will move toward
the river and go beyond the river and the depth you have been in the past season
. LeAnn Squier shared: One of the things about fat is that all the toxins are ...
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Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
No smoke without fire. To every scandal there is some foundation. St. Antony's
Fire, St. Elmo's Fire, St. Helen's Fire, etc. See these names. The fat is in the fire.
See Fat. The Great Fire of London (1666) broke out at Master Parryner's, the
king's ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
7
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
The fat is in the fire. (APP 127; ODEP 247; EAP 145; MP 215) 1888 "It means that
the fat's in the fire, and the cat's out of the bag!" (p. 316) Southworth, E. D. E. N.
The Hidden Hand, or Capitola the Madcap. 1888. New Brunswick, N. J.: Rutgers
...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
8
Elgin Dairy Report: A Weekly Bulletin of Dairy Information
... from the encroachmen of oleo has been forced to admit the claims of the oleo
maker. The whole fabric of scientific and popular thought relating to these
subjects is created on the assumption that "fat is fat." But now "the fat is in the fire.
" ...
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A Supplementary English Glossary
empty, good-natured, and over-dressed— in other words a "fastish " young man.
— Phillips, Essays from the Times, ii. 330. Fat. The fat is in the fire = all is in
confusion, or has fuiled. The speaker in the first extract is a pedantic
schoolmaster.
Thomas Lewis Owen Davies, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1881
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
6 become interesting or exciting. 9 1994 Coloradoan I do not think this is
something that's going to catch fire as a trend. draw someone's fire: see DRAW.
the fat is in the fire: see FAT. fight fire with fire: see FIGHT. fire and brimstone the ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE FAT IS IN THE FIRE»
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Fat Is a Health Issue, in Unexpected Ways
The fat is in the fire. According to the Cambridge Dictionaries Online, the expression refers to when “something has been said or done that will cause a lot of ... «Scientific American, Dec 14»
The fat is in the fire
Sidibe eventually received a standing ovation after flipping the bird to 'fat ... with pictures of slim women in underwear and bikinis only adds fuel to the fire. «Daily News & Analysis, Sep 14»
