τὸν καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐνέπεσεν → out of the frying pan into the fire, from the frying pan into the fire
v. trans.
Conjure away: P. and V. ἐξεπᾴδειν.
Put out of the way: P. and V. ἀφανίζειν, ὑπεξαιρεῖν.