English Explanatory Dictionary

out of the frying pan, into the fire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.

Pronunciation

En-au-out of the frying pan, into the fire.ogg

Word forms

out of the frying pan, into the fire out of the frying pan into the fire out of the frying pan and into the fire

Related words

fall between two stools
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