the fat is in the fire

the fat is in the fire

1. (informal) Trouble will happen soon.

• pull the fat out of the fire
• pull someone's fat out of the fire

• “the fat is in the fire”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “the fat is in the fire” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “the fat is in the fire” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “the fat is in the fire”, in Collins English Dictionary.