كَالْمُسْتَجِيرِ مِنَ الرَّمْضَاءِ بِالنَّارِ
Like one seeking refuge from scorching ground in fire.
This familiar proverbial expression evokes the paradox of seeking escape from hardship in a worse danger. In an appropriate context, a short hint can summon an established narrative or saying; such economy is central to talmīḥ.
Expanding the reference into a full narration replaces hinting with direct exposition. Not every shared moral is allusion, and successful allusion does not require quoting an entire earlier text.