vom Regen in die Traufe

== German == === Alternative forms === aus dem Regen in die Traufe, vom Regen in die Traufe kommen === 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 the roof, thereby becoming wetter than they could have become in normal rain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfɔm ˈʁeːɡən ˌʔɪn diː ˈtʁaʊ̯fə/, /ˌfɔm ˈʁeːɡŋ̍ ˌʔɪn diː ˈtʁaʊ̯fə/ === Phrase === vom Regen in die Traufe out of the frying pan, into the fire (from a bad situation to a worse one)