THERE'S THE FRYING PANTTHERE'S THE FIRE

a variation of the phrase out of the frying pan into the fire, meaning "to be clear of one difficulty only to find oneself in a greater one." This saying is probably an allusion to a fish leaping out of a frying pan only to fall into the cooking fire, and is found in many languages, including even Latin as early as 1,800 years ago.a variation of the phrase out of the frying pan into the fire, meaning "to be clear of one difficulty only to find oneself in a greater one." This saying is probably an allusion to a fish leaping out of a frying pan only to fall into the cooking fire.