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 totaled." B: "That's awful. You escaped the bear and fell to the lion."
See also: and, bear, escape, fall, lion
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • make an example (out) of (one)
  • make an example of
  • make an example of somebody
  • bury (one's) head in the sand
  • bury head in the sand
  • bury your head in the sand
  • bury/hide your head in the sand
  • hide (one's) head in the sand
  • hide one's head in the sand
  • avoid the trap of (doing something)