put out a forest fire with a screwdriver

Term used to describe a person with excessive acne on their face or other extremities.

Oh man! Her face looks like someone tried to put out a forest fire with a screwdriver.

by Cheesester October 24, 2008

out of the frying pan and into the fire

from bad problems to worst problems

It got worst that he landed jail time after his friends sold him that shit for too much money. Dude jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.

by Jerlyn March 7, 2004

Blowing out the candle, when your house is on fire

Focusing on a less relevant or less important task when something major needs to be done.

Delaying the inevitable

Sarah: "Isn't you final year project due in for tomorrow?"
Robert:....yeah
Sarah" Then why aren't you working on it?"
Robert: "I'm checking UrbanDictionary..for a laugh"
Sarah:" You have to stop blowing out the candle, when your house is on fire dude"
Robert: "What does that mean?"
Sarah: "Check it on Urban Dictionary"
INSERT VICIOUS CYCLE

by hungryangrybill March 16, 2011

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 6, 2004

Hanging out at the fire house

playing with big trucks, putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff, usually with lots and lots of beer, you get very thirsty putting or waiting to put the wet stuff on the hot stuff

A funny thing happened the last time I was hanging out at the fire house.......

by kimmieflirts August 11, 2008

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 September 20, 2016

California outhouse fire

The act of when a collection of eight or more homeless men engage in a circle jerk where the pivot man holds a picture of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Then the picture is sent to Gavin Newsom where he will proceed to roll a joint and smoke the semen soaked blunt.

The Idahoan Governor just said California outhouse fire!

by Teleflux September 11, 2021