vom Regen in die Taufe

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From vom Regen in die Traufe, either by corruption because Traufe is a rather rare word nowadays or deliberately in a humorous manner, especially when the non-idiomatic meaning resurfaces because the particular misfortune has to do with water.

Phrase[edit]

vom Regen in die Taufe

  1. (humorous) out of the frying pan, into the fire (from a bad situation to a worse one)