Out of the frying pan into the fire.
This is what came up when I looked up the English version of an old German saying.
It actually has the exact same meaning as the German counterpart, something along the line of things going from bad to worse. However, in German the saying goes: “vom Regen in die Traufe kommen”. Literally translating to: getting out of the rain into the eaves.
Quite the opposite of the English idea of worsening. Whereas you native English folks think, fire is the worst, Germans consider being flushed through the down spout is hell. Funny. But I tend to agree with the English version more.
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We also have expressions about things going “down the drain” or “down the tubes”. Now tell me – why were you looking up this particular phrase?
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I have no idea, I thought about the German version last morning and got stuck on the fact, that “Traufe” isn’t much in use any longer. Only ever heard it in this saying. If it weren’t for the saying, I wouldn’t even know what a Traufe is. Once at this trail of thought, I just wondered, what it would be in English.
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How funny. Is it because you might drown in the gutter? Or am I confused?
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No, you’re spot on. Rain makes you wet already, but in the eaves you get soaked completely, might even drown. Relating to heat in a pan, but burn in the fire completly.
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