Multiple choice

Directions: Select the meaning of each underlined phrase/idiom.

The problem seemed to go out of the frying pan and into the fire.

  1. Fruitless search for a treasure

  2. A nuisance created by one�s own self

  3. From a bad position to worse

  4. Arguing in a heated state

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

�Out of the frying pan and into the fire� means to go from a bad position to worse.