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单词 in hot water
释义

in hot water

phrase
If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
[informal]
The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year.
Synonyms: in trouble, in a mess More Synonyms of in hot water
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in hot water in British English

informal
in trouble, esp with those in authority
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in hot water

in a situation in which you have done something wrong and people are angry with you
The author has previously been in hot water for alleged racism.

Examples of 'in hot water' in a sentence
in hot water

The man put tea leaves in a pan, poured in hot water and brought it to the boil.
various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990 (2003)
It's called that because nettles remind me of myself: astringent but very good in hot water ,' added Freddie with a glint in her eyes.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2003)
(idiom) 
This remark landed him in hot water with the press.
Synonyms
in trouble
in a mess
See water

Nearby words of
in hot water

  • in harness
  • in haste
  • in high dudgeon
  • in hot water
  • in isolation
  • in its entirety
  • in jest

Synonyms of 'in hot water'

in hot water

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