из огня да в полымя

из огня да в полымя {proverb}

~ out of the frying pan into the fire

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out of the frying pan into the fire

[out of the frying pan into the fire] Out of one trouble into worse trouble; from something bad to something worse. - A proverb. * /The movie cowboy was out […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fire

[fire] See: [BALL OF FIRE], [BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA] or [BETWEEN TWO FIRES], [BUILD A FIRE UNDER], [BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE], [CATCH FIRE], [DRAW FIRE], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

jump from the frying pan into the fire

[jump from the frying pan into the fire] See: [OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

fry

[fry] See: [OTHER FISH TO FRY], [OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE], [SMALL FRY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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