out of the fire and into the frying pan
1Out of the frying pan into the fire — is a phrase which can be used in one of two ways. It can be used in the same way as from bad to worse, which as the wording suggests means going from an unpleasant situation to one even more so or it can describe the belief that one has escaped a …
2out of the frying pan (and) into the fire — phrase used for saying that someone who was in a bad situation is now in a worse situation Thesaurus: words used to describe difficult situationssynonym Main entry: frying pan …
3out of the frying pan and into the fire — out of one trouble and into more trouble, from something bad to something worse When he changed jobs he went out of the frying pan and into the fire. His new job is much worse …
4out of the frying pan into the fire — out of one problem and into a larger one, moving from one problem to a greater one, going from a bad situation to a worse situation …
5from/out of the frying pan and into the fire — from/out of the frying pan (and) into the fire see ↑frying pan • • • Main Entry: ↑fire from/out of the frying pan (and) into the fire ◇ If you have gone or jumped from or out of the frying pan (and) into the fire, you have gone from a bad… …
6from/out of the frying pan into the fire — from/out of the frying pan (and) into the fire see ↑frying pan • • • Main Entry: ↑fire from/out of the frying pan (and) into the fire ◇ If you have gone or jumped from or out of the frying pan (and) into the fire, you have gone from a bad… …
7jump out of the frying pan and into the fire — jump out of the frying pan (and) into the fire to go from a bad situation to an even worse one. Many kids who run away from unhappy homes discover they ve jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire …
8jump out of the frying pan into the fire — jump out of the frying pan (and) into the fire to go from a bad situation to an even worse one. Many kids who run away from unhappy homes discover they ve jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire …
9Out of the question — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …
10Out of the way — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …
