salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
  • Literal play on words referring to leaving the country Guatemala and entering a fictitious place called 'Guatepeor'.

• 2.

  SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
  • To escape from a bad situation only to end up in an even worse one; to replace one problem with a greater problem.