idiom
out of the frying pan into the fire
owt uv the FRY-ing PAN IN-too the FIRE
aʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn ˈɪntuː ðə faɪərListen
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Syllable breakdown
outofthefryingpanintothefire
Dictionary meaning
escape one bad situation only to land in a worse one
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