A course of action with inevitable bad consequences has begun; there's trouble ahead.
Examples:
- Now the fat's in the fire—the boss arrived early and will see we haven't even started work.
Origin: Already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection
A course of action with inevitable bad consequences has begun; there's trouble ahead.
Examples:
Origin: Already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection