turn the cat in the pan

obsolete To betray (someone or something). 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. Benedict Arnold was a general in the Revolutionary War. At what point did he turn the cat in the pan?

词组	turn the cat in the pan
释义	turn the cat in the pan turn the cat in the pan obsolete To betray (someone or something). 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. Benedict Arnold was a general in the Revolutionary War. At what point did he turn the cat in the pan? See also: cat, pan, turn Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: cat in the pan pan a penny for them be twiddling (one's) thumbs be twiddling your thumbs (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) but for the grace of God 57 and the rest and how
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