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out of the frying pan and into the fire

out of the frying pan and into the fire is the alternative form of out of the frying pan.

Questions about out of the frying pan and into the fire

What is out of the frying pan and into the fire the alternative form of?
Out of the frying pan and into the fire is the alternative form of out of the frying pan.

Words near out of the frying pan and into the fire in the dictionary

  1. out of the blue
  2. out of the box
  3. out of the chute
  4. out of the common
  5. out of the corner of one's eye
  6. out of the frying pan and into the fire
  7. out of the frying pan, into the fire
  8. out of the gate
  9. out of the goodness of one's heart
  10. out of the loop
  11. out of the money

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