out of the frying pan, into the fire

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41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 每況愈下 /每况愈下 (měikuàngyùxià) — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Chinese Mandarin: 才出虎口,又入狼窩 /才出虎口 — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Chinese Mandarin: 又入狼窝 (Cái chū hǔkǒu, yòu rù láng wō) — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Czech: z louže pod okap — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Czech: z deště pod okap — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Czech: z bláta do louže — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Danish: fra asken i ilden — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Dutch: van de regen in de drup — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Dutch: van kwaad tot erger — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Esperanto: fali de sitelo en barelon — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Finnish: ojasta allikkoon — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• French: de Charybde en Scylla — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• German: vom Regen in die Traufe — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Greek: από τη Σκύλλα στη Χάρυβδη (apó ti Skýlla sti Cháryvdi) — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Hebrew: מן הפח אל הפחת — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Hungarian: cseberből vederbe — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Icelandic: úr öskunni í eldinn — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Irish: amach as na muineacha is isteach sna driseacha — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Irish: ón tine chun na gríosaí — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Italian: cadere dalla padella nella brace — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Italian: dalla padella alla brace — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Japanese: 一難去ってまた一難 (ichinan satte mata ichinan) — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Lithuanian: nuo vilko ant meškos — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Malay: terlepas dari mulut buaya, masuk ke mulut harimau — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Norwegian Bokmål: fra asken til ilden — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Polish: wpadać z deszczu pod rynnę — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Polish: wpaść z deszczu pod rynnę — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Portuguese: da frigideira para o fogo — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Romanian: din lac în puț — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Scottish Gaelic: às an dris anns an droigheann — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Scottish Gaelic: às an teine don ghrìosaich — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Slovak: z blata do kaluže — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Spanish: huir del fuego para caer en las brasas — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Spanish: salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Spanish: salir de Málaga y entrar en Malagón — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Spanish: éramos pocos y parió la abuela — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Swedish: ur askan i elden — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Turkish: yağmurdan kaçarken doluya tutulmak — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Ukrainian: з вогню та в полум'я (z vohnju ta v polumʺja) — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Ukrainian: з дощу та під ринву (z došču ta pid rynvu) — get from an already bad situation to a worse one
• Vietnamese: tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa — get from an already bad situation to a worse one