Frying pan

/fɹˈaɪɪŋ pˈan/

/fɹˈaɪɪŋ pˈæn/

Frying pan

a shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food

synonyms : frypan

Examples

1. The eggs cook quickly in a hot frying pan.

2. If you don't think things through, you may jump out of the frying pan, into the fire.

3. She poured vegetable oil into the frying pan and heated it before adding the chopped vegetables.

4. She is going out of the frying pan and into the fire by quitting her stable job without a backup plan.