| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Frying-pan |
| | | A blow from a frying-pan though it may not hurt, sullies. Spanish. | 1 |
| A frying-pan will not wait for the king of Cordova. Benjamin Disraeli. | 2 |
| He has enough to do who holds the handle of the frying-pan. French. | 3 |
| He has fallen out of the frying-pan into the fire; i.e. gone from bad to worse. | 4 |
| He that holds the frying-pan runs the risk of burning himself. French. | 5 |
| He who holds the handle of the frying-pan turns it as he pleases. French. | 6 |
| The kettle smuts the frying-pan. French. | 7 |
| To have one eye on the cat and another on the frying-pan. French. | 8 | | |
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