(to jump, leap,etc.) out of the frying pan into the fire: to escape from one evil only to fall into a greater one; cf. out of the pan into the fire…
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释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > there is danger in a course of action [phrase] > out of a small danger into a great one (3) (to jump, leap, etc.) out of the frying pan into the fire1532 (to jump, leap,etc.) out of the frying pan into the fire: to escape from one evil only to fall into a greater one; cf. out of the pan into the fire… out of the smoke into the fire1547 In proverbial, figurative, or allusive uses. out of the smoke into the fire, etc., out of a small danger into a great one. Obsolete. (Cf. Latin de… out of the pan into the firea1599 out of the pan into the fire: escaping one misfortune only to encounter an even greater one. |
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