"de Guatemala a Guatepeor" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

Etymology: Literally, “From Guate-bad to Guate-worse”. A play on the words with Guatemala, changing mala (“bad”) for peor (“worse”), and the expression ir de mal a peor. Etymology templates: {{m-g|From Guate-bad to Guate-worse}} “From Guate-bad to Guate-worse”, {{lit|From Guate-bad to Guate-worse}} Literally, “From Guate-bad to Guate-worse” Head templates: {{es-adv|head=de Guatemala a Guatepeor}} de Guatemala a Guatepeor
  1. (idiomatic) out of the frying pan into the fire; going from bad to worse Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor, salir de Guatemala y entrar en Guatepeor Related terms: éramos pocos y parió la abuela
    Sense id: en-de_Guatemala_a_Guatepeor-es-adv-TqYyfQy2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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          "ref": "2021 August 6, “De 'Guatemala a Guatepeor': así explicó LAPORTA la situación con MESSI | Diario As”, in As in YouTube:",
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          "word": "salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor"
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