escape the bear and fall to the lion



escape the bear and fall to the lion

To avoid a frightening or problematic situation, only to end up in a worse one later. A: "After I swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian, I wound up in oncoming traffic, and my car was totalled." B: "That's awful. You escaped the bear and fell to the lion."
See also: and, bear, escape, fall, lion

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cruzitakroo-THEE-tah (Spanish), kroo-SEE-tah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Asia (1)AY-zhə (English), AH-zyah (Italian)English (Modern), Italian (Modern)
Lambert['læmbət]
LeonardLEN-ərd (English), LAY-o-nahrt (Dutch)English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Makana-Hawaiian
Roan-Frisian