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Proverb/Idiom for Free from certain problems only to get trapped into other? [duplicate]
I am looking for a figure of speech which means something vaguely like this:
"Free from certain problems only to get trapped into other"
Is there a proverb or phrase for this because I am not ...
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What does “Don't call him late for dinner” mean?
What does the phrase "Don't call him late for dinner" mean?
As I am very thin, I believe this is a figure of speech used to sarcastically describe someone of near fragile size. I am not sure. I am ...
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“What to do when you live in a shoe”
Where does the phrase "what to do when you live in a shoe" come from?
I was asked today why I use slow internet and responded, "What to do when you live in a shoe" as though my internet limitation(s) ...
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What is this an example of: “I couldn't fail not to disagree with you less”?
Eisenhower used it constantly to fend off reporters. Is there a term to describe this type of phrase?
