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Out of the frying pan and into the fire

Idiom Food

Meaning

Going from a bad situation to an even worse one.

Example Sentences

"Quitting that job put him out of the frying pan and into the fire."

Related Expressions

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very close to death

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the best among a group of people or things

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a significant improvement or shift

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used to say that something is unlikely to happen

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to continue doing something well

back to square one

to start over again