the fat is in the fire

the fat is in the fire
(the fat is in the fire (уст. all the fat is in the fire))
дело сделано; дело скверно, быть беде

There'll be a row. I knew there would: and begad all the fat's in the fire. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. XVIII) — Будет история! Я знал это наперед, черт возьми! Ну и каша заварилась!

The fat was in the fire when a journalist Jack Scantlebury, havin' a look round for English investors, said in an article to the newspapers that hundreds of thousands of pounds was being lost by shareholders, through gold stealin' on the mines. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. II) — Джек Скэнтлбери, журналист, еще подлил масла в огонь. Он побывал на рудниках по поручению английских вкладчиков, а потом написал, что там, дескать, огромные хищения и вкладчики теряют на этом сотни тысяч фунтов.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • fat hits the fire — When the fat hits the fire, trouble breaks out …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • fat is in the fire — Something has happened that will cause trouble or make a bad situation worse. * /He found out you took it? Well, the fat s in the fire now./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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