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 07, 2004
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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
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The desire to cause someone extreme pain and/or suffering. The frying pan reference comes from the Disney movie "Tangled."
Person 1: Man, I just ate that entire dish of brownies on the counter!
Person 2: Dude, I made those for my friend!
Person 1: Sorry, dude.
Person 2: You frustrate me so much, sometimes I just wanna hit you with my coal-hot frying pan!
by fandomgirl92 March 23, 2012
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by I LOVE FRYINGPANS February 19, 2024
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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
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non-stick frying pan

I would like a 10" non-stick frying pan for Christmas.

Used in the homosexual community around the holidays to communicate about sex when not out of the closet and family is around.
by arnold running man January 04, 2011
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