solve one problem only to find another cropping up
按下葫芦浮起瓢 solve one problem only to find another cropping up 八杆子打不着 far-fetched ; unrelated ..
按下葫芦浮起瓢(也为按下葫芦起了瓢),是一句民间俗语:意思是刚把水缸里漂着的葫芦按下去,瓢又浮起来了。比喻做事顾了这头就顾不了那头。形容在遇到问题时,由于事先没有准备充分,而使事情无法得到圆满解决。