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escape the bear and fall to the lion escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a frightening or problematic situation, only to end up in a worse one later. A: "After I swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian, I wound up in oncoming traffic, and my car was totaled." B: "That's awful. You escaped the bear and fell to the lion."See also: and, bear, escape, fall, lion |