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jump out of the frying pan into the fire

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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.

See also: fire, frye, jump, pan

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jump bail
jump down throat
jump for joy
jump in
jump in at the deep end
jump in with both feet
jump on the bandwagon

jump out of the frying pan into the fire
jump ship
jump the gun
jump the queue
jump through hoops
jump to conclusions
jury
jury is out

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