out of the frying pan into the fire
31frying pan — (N. Amer. also frypan) noun a shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food. Phrases out of the frying pan into the fire from a bad situation to one that is worse …
32frying pan — 1. a shallow, long handled pan in which food is fried. 2. out of the frying pan into the fire, free of one predicament but immediately in a worse one. Also, fry pan, frypan /fruy pan /. Also called skillet. [1350 1400; ME fryinge panne] * * * …
33frying pan — fry′ing pan n. a shallow long handled pan in which food is fried • out of the frying pan into the fire Also, fry′pan . Etymology: 1350–1400 …
34into the fire — See: OUT OP THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE …
35into the fire — See: OUT OP THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE …
36into\ the\ fire — See: out of the frying pan into the fire …
37out 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 …
38out 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 …
39frying pan — frying .pan n 1.) a round flat pan with a long handle, used for frying food 2.) out of the frying pan and into the fire to go from a bad situation to one that is even worse …
40To put out 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.]… …