out of the frying pan and into the fire

a term that was supposedly invented by JRR Tolkien in one of his Lord of the Rings books.

sam is the character who says 'out of the frying pan and into the fire'

by Lynsey March 07, 2004

out of the frying pan and into the fire

Its from an old Latin fable about fish convincing each other that jumping out of the frying pan is the only way to avoid certain doom. In modern times i means rushing out of a bad situation without considering the implications.

Poor old Ben jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire when he quit the job he hated to find himself homeless and unemployable

by Omniomega24 February 11, 2016