vom Regen in die Taufe
German edit
Etymology edit
From vom Regen in die Traufe, either by corruption because Traufe is a rather rare word nowadays or deliberately in a humorous manner, especially when the non-idiomatic meaning resurfaces because the particular misfortune has to do with water.
Phrase edit
- (humorous) out of the frying pan, into the fire (from a bad situation to a worse one)