The shelf / Bad luck / Swedish
SWEDISH
Ur askan i elden.
“Out of the ashes, into the fire.”
MEANS
From bad to worse.
Source: Dalin's dictionary (1850s), Wiktionary.
On the label: Out of the frying pan, into the fire
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From “Out of the frying pan, into the fire” to Swedish.
ENGLISHOut of the frying pan, into the fire.The one you know.Thomas More, 1532, seems to be the first (Phrase Finder).
GERMANVom Regen in die Traufe.“From the rain into the eaves.”Onze Taal, Wiktionary. The Traufe is where the whole roof drips off.
SWEDISHUr askan i elden.“Out of the ashes, into the fire.”Dalin's dictionary (1850s), Wiktionary.