Out of the frying pan, into the fire

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1. Going from a bad situation to one that is even worse.

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out of the frying pan into the fire Idioms  

1. From 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.

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This saying often refers to the necessity of making a choice between equally difficult options.

Example Sentences

"The worry is that Nasa may be jumping out of the frying pan, into the fire," says Dr Barber.

From BBC

“It’s a huge part of me and my character and who I am. However, playing part of that ongoing story for all of those years, it kind of never ends; you’re out of the frying pan, into the fire, back and forth, the whole time. Playing a story where you read the whole script and you know how it ends, it’s really satisfying.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The problem is ‘an out of the frying pan, into the fire’ conundrum, because we’re moving them to Malakal, and Malakal is itself congested,” Nicholas Haysom, the United Nations chief in South Sudan, told The Associated Press.

From Washington Times

“It is an unfortunate ‘out of the frying pan, into the fire’ situation,” said Briana Abrahms, the study’s lead author, who is an assistant professor of biology at the University of Washington and researcher with the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels.

From Scientific American

"Months ago, we were catching our breath after coronavirus hit and activity was beginning to recover, but we got out of the frying pan into the fire," said the owner of a small souvenir shop on the main promenade in Sharm el-Sheikh's Naama Bay who gave his name as Ashraf, adding that he'd lost about two-thirds of his business.

From Reuters