out of the frying pan, into the fire

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Meanings:

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General EnglishUSUKidiomaticproverbial
- Moving from a bad, difficult, or dangerous situation to one that is worse.
- Attempting to escape a problem only to enter into a more serious problem.

Examples:

EN: But, it was really jumping out of the frying pan, into the fire, and I had no idea.
ES: Pero, realmente estaba saltando de la sartén, en el fuego, y no tenía idea.
EN: But now, it's out of the frying pan, into the fire.
ID: Namun, kini, lepas dari satu bahaya, masuk ke bahaya lain.

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