out of the frying pan, into the fire

Prepositional phrase

idiomatic

(idiomatic) 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.

Japanese Meaning

悪い状況から逃れようとした結果、さらに悪い状況に陥ること / 厄介な事態から抜け出そうとしたら、逆にもっと危険な状況に追い込まれること

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She thought switching teams would solve her problems, but she ended up out of the frying pan, into the fire when the new team leader was even harsher.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女はチームを変えれば問題が解決すると考えていたが、新しいチームリーダーの方がさらに厳しく、結局はより悪い状況に陥ってしまった。

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Sense（1）

(idiomatic) 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.

out of the frying pan

（ canonical ）

into the fire

（ canonical ）

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