| 单词 | out of the frying pan, into the fire |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Out of the frying pan, into the fireout of the frying pan into the fire From a bad situation to one that is much worse. For example, After Karen quit the first law firm she went to one with even longer hours—out of the frying pan into the fire. This expression, a proverb in many languages, was first recorded in English in 1528. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Out of the frying pan, into the fireGoing from a bad situation to one that is even worse. notes for Out of the frying pan, into the fireThis saying often refers to the necessity of making a choice between equally difficult options. Words nearby Out of the frying pan, into the fireout of step, out of stock, out-of-sync, out of the blue, out of the corner of one's eye, Out of the frying pan, into the fire, out of the hole, out of the loop, out of the mouths of babes, out of the ordinary, out of the picture The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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