Out of one trouble into worse trouble; from something bad to something worse. A proverb. The movie cowboy was out of the frying pan into the fire. After he escaped from the robbers, he was captured by Indians.
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE
Meaning of OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012