How to Pronounce "out of the frying pan into the fire"
expression
Definition
This expression means escaping from a bad situation only to end up in an even worse one.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɹaɪɪŋ/ /ˈpæn/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ
British English
ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /fɹˈaɪɪŋ/ /pæn/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈaɪə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
OWT-uhv-thuh FRY-ing pan IN-too-thuh FY-ur
UK
OWT-ov-thuh fry-ING pan IN-too-thuh FY-uh
Listen in Context
After quitting her stressful job, she found her new boss was even harsher—out of the frying pan into the fire.
He moved to a new city to escape high rent, but the cost of living was higher—out of the frying pan into the fire.
Changing doctors did not help her symptoms; it was out of the frying pan into the fire.
We tried to avoid the traffic jam by taking a different route, but we hit even worse traffic—out of the frying pan into the fire!