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L96 · 11 Apr 2006, 10:17

It's a proverb "Out of the frying pan, and into the fire". It means going on to something more than the original. Literally, a sausage being cooked in a frying pan cooks slower than if it fell out and fell straight into the fire.

11 Apr 2006, 10:17	#2
L96 Inaugural goldfish winner Join Date: 04.07.2005 Location: In a handbasket. Believe me, for someone my height, it's hell... Posts: 2,373	It's a proverb "Out of the frying pan, and into the fire". It means going on to something more than the original. Literally, a sausage being cooked in a frying pan cooks slower than if it fell out and fell straight into the fire.