english
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pan out
informal
to develop in a particular way or in a successful way
• We'll have to see how things pan out.
• Their attempt to start a new business didn't pan out.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idiom beginning with PAN, Also see FLASH IN THE PAN; OUT OF THE FRYING PAN.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun
skillet:
She cooked the potatoes in a pan.
Simple Definitions
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noun ADJ. chip, frying PHRASES pots and pansSAUCEPAN (for other collocates of pan)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary