τὸν καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐνέπεσεν → out of the frying pan into the fire, from the frying pan into the fire
(see also ὑποστρέφω): go back, turn back, turn round, turn sharp round, turn tail
convertere iter, to change one's route, 3.24.2, 4.33.2.
