out of the frying pan, into the fire

Meaning

out of the frying pan, into the fire

(idiomatic) 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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Words in the phrase

out of the frying pan into fire

Close letter words and terms

Out of the fire and into the blaze out of the frying pan - into the fire out of the frying pan and into the fire out of the frying-pan into the fire out of the game out of the gate