idiom
Out of the frying pan into the fire
OWT uv thuh FRY-ing PAN IN-too thuh FYRE
/aʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ pæn ˈɪn.tuː ðə ˈfaɪər/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Frypanfire
Dictionary meaning
From bad to worse.
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