Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Going from a bad situation to one that is even worse.
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire
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out of the frying pan into the fire
out of the frying pan into the fireFrom a bad situation to one that is much worse. For example, After Karen quit the first law firm she went to one with even longer hours—out of the frying pan into the fire. This expression, a proverb in many languages, was first recorded in English in 1528.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
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out of the frying pan into the fire
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This saying often refers to the necessity of making a choice between equally difficult options.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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