cat in the pan

obsolete A traitor. The phrase is thought to refer to the cooking of a "cate" (an archaic word for a delicacy, such as a cake), which would be turned from one side to the other in a pan. Is Benedict Arnold our country's most famous cat in the pan?

词组	cat in the pan
释义	cat in the pan cat in the pan obsolete A traitor. The phrase is thought to refer to the cooking of a "cate" (an archaic word for a delicacy, such as a cake), which would be turned from one side to the other in a pan. Is Benedict Arnold our country's most famous cat in the pan? See also: cat, pan Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: pan turn the cat in the pan great minds great minds think alike a penny for them be twiddling (one's) thumbs be twiddling your thumbs (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) no cigar but for the grace of God
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