"vom Regen in die Traufe" meaning in German

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Phrase

Audio: De-vom Regen in die Traufe.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{m-g|from the rain into the eaves}} “from the rain into the eaves”, {{lit|from the rain into the eaves}} Literally, “from the rain into the eaves” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} vom Regen in die Traufe
  1. out of the frying pan, into the fire (from a bad situation to a worse one) Synonyms: aus dem Regen in die Traufe, vom Regen in die Traufe kommen
    Sense id: en-vom_Regen_in_die_Traufe-de-phrase-Y-sA9Hms Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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