frying pan & fire

In English: Jump from the frying pan into the fire. -- To go from a bad position to a worse one.

In German: Vom Regen in die Traufe kommen. -- Getting from the rain into the gutter.=Making matters worse than they were.

In Italian: Passare dalla pentola alla brace. -- To pass from the pan into the ashes.= It is said when you get out from a problem or a difficult situation and you find yourself in another one, even bigger.