salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor
Spanish, verb/saˌliɾ de ɡwateˌmala i meˌteɾse en ɡwatepeˈoɾ/
salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor is a Spanish verb meaning “to go from bad to worse; to go out of the frying pan into the fire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor mean in English?
verb
- 1
to go from bad to worse; to go out of the frying pan into the fire
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor
- salgo de Guatemala y me meto en Guatepeor first-person present singular
- salí de Guatemala y me metí en Guatepeor first-person preterite singular
- salido de Guatemala y metido en Guatepeor participle past
- de Guatemala a Guatepeor alternative
- salir de Guatemala y entrar en Guatepeor alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor?
- /saˌliɾ de ɡwateˌmala i meˌteɾse en ɡwatepeˈoɾ/
- [saˌliɾ ð̞e ɣ̞wa.t̪eˌma.la i meˌt̪eɾ.se ẽŋ ɡwa.t̪e.peˈoɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.