FRY

(COOK) [verb] - to cook (food) in hot oil or fatPut a little oil into the pan and quickly fry the vegetables. [T]Frying has become less popular as a method of cooking because people are more health conscious. [I](figurative informal) You'll fry (= Your skin will get burnt) if you lie in the sun all day. [I]See picture: CookingA frying pan (US and ANZ also skillet) is a flat metal pan with a long handle which is used for frying food.See picture: Pans(UK informal) A fry-up is a meal consisting of fried meat, eggs and vegetables.Do you want a fry-up for breakfast? I've got some bacon, eggs, sausages and tomatoes.(saying) 'Out of the frying pan into the fire' means changing from a bad or difficult situation to one which is worse.