pan

pan idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with pan, also see flash in the pan; out of the frying pan.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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English 'paddle'; French poêle 'frying pan'74 years ago
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