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
FergusFUR-gəs (English)Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Chenaniah-Biblical
Mona (2)-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Isamuee-sah-mooJapanese
PrimrosePRIM-rozEnglish (Rare)
Balwinder-Indian (Sikh)