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de Guatemala a Guatepeor

/de ɡwateˌmala a ɡwatepeˈoɾ/

adverb/de ɡwateˌmala a ɡwatepeˈoɾ/

out of the frying pan into the fire; going from bad to worse

Ascender a gerente después de ser cajero es como ir de Guatemala a Guatepeor.Advancing to manager after being a cashier is like going from the frying pan into the fire.

Literally, “From Guate-bad to Guate-worse”. A play on the words with Guatemala, changing mala (“bad”) for peor (“worse”), and the expression ir de mal en peor.