vom Regen in die Traufe

German

Alternative forms

• aus dem Regen in die Traufe, vom Regen in die Traufe kommen

Etymology

Literally, “from the rain into the eaves”, referring to the situation where someone runs from the rain towards a house and is hit by a gush of water running down roof, thereby becoming wetter than they could have become in normal rain.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

vom Regen in die Traufe

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