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out of the frying pan

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out of the frying pan (into the fire)
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 into the fire when they try to live on their own.
Usage notes: often used with jump, as in the example
See also: frye, pan


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