out of the frying pan, into the fire
worsening
do more harm than good
exacerbate
tit-for-tat
fall into a trap
run for one's life
disimprove
doomed if you do, doomed if you don't
tar baby
worst comes to worst
fan the flames
drop behind
degeneration
go wrong
make matters worse
mispursuit
reap the whirlwind
retrograde
retrogressive
backward
worsener
go backwards
disimprovement
pejorate
kick someone when they are down
run
take a turn for the worse
buggered
compound
decline
lose ground
in shit
perfect storm
fall
go hard with someone
shitdom
sorry
regress
make one's bed and lie in it
lamentable
deplorable
sad
pitiful
distressing
be thankful for small mercies
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
retrogress
whose ox is gored
fool's bargain
downward spiral
tough sledding
fettle
turn
boof
misadvise
fritz
misalter
pinch
black
every silver lining has a cloud
on the run
drop someone in it
misguide
suck
learn
cobra effect
spring out
look on the bright side
vicious cycle
impair
wretchedness
squeeze
make head or tail of
exasperate
plight
miserableness
misery
worsely
Achilles heel
worserer
take on water
add fuel to the fire
turn Turk
worsen
vicious circle
aggravate
no-good ass
stumble
lead astray
mislead
lesser of two evils
running sore
misdirect
unhappily

English words for 'Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.'

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