the fat is in the fire

== English == === Phrase === the fat is in the fire (informal) Trouble will happen soon. ==== See also ==== pull the fat out of the fire pull someone's fat out of the fire ==== References ==== “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, 2011–present.