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    Idiom: Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire

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    out of the frying into fire 

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    How to pronounce "out of the frying pan, into the fire":

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    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.

    A-Z Proximities

    • out of someone's way
    • out of sorts
    • out of the blue
    • out of the box
    • out of the chute
    • out of the frying pan, into the fire
    • out of the gate
    • out of the loop
    • out of the ordinary
    • out of the picture
    • out of the question

    Similar Idioms

    • out of the frying pan, into the fire
    • fight fire with fire
    • best thing since sliced pan
    • down the pan
    • go down the pan
    • Peter Pan syndrome
    • pull out of the fire
    • pull someone's bacon out of the fire
    • put out a fire
    • add fuel to the fire
    • ball of fire
    • catch fire
    • draw fire
    • escape fire
    • feed the fire
    • fire-breathing
    • fire drill
    • fire hose
    • fire in anger
    • fire in the belly

    Similar Phrases

    • electric frying pan
    • frying pan
    • pan out
    • cooking pan
    • drip pan
    • dripping pan
    • genus pan
    • omelette pan
    • pan off
    • electric baking pan
    • flash in the pan
    • moo goo gai pan
    • omelet pan
    • pan american day
    • pan american union
    • pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
    • tin pan alley
    • pan gravy
    • pan paniscus
    • pan roast
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