Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing pan, including its inflections. Clear word filter
2 idioms
flash in the pan
CEFR B2something that shows brilliant early promise but fails quickly and leaves nothing behind
Informal
out of the frying pan into the fire
CEFR C1To escape one bad situation only to land in a worse one.
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