out of the frying pan, into the fire in French
out of the frying pan, into the fire in French is de Charybde en Scylla.
out of the frying pan, into the fire in French
de Charybde en Scylla
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.
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"out of the frying pan, into the fire" in French is de Charybde en Scylla.
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