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out of the frying pan, into the fire
Prepositional phrase
idiomatic
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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(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.
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out of the frying pan, into the fire
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.
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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.
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