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Frying Pan Fire Worse He’s In The Loop 540 Bad Situation

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Idiom OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE
Definition from a bad situation to one that is even worse
Examples
  1. Edith’s parents were happy when she broke off her friendship with Ralph, until she started seeing George, who is an even worse influence on her. She’s jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.
  2. Tim didn’t like the extra responsibility of being an assistant manager, but now he’s decided to accept the position of full manager. He’s leaping out of the frying pan into the fire.

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