in hot water
Example Sentences
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And because I had already used my good stock earlier in the week for pastina, I improvised with bouillon cubes dissolved in hot water and zhushed up with a little white miso and garlic powder.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Were Vrabel the CEO of a publicly traded widget factory, he might be in hot water with his board, no matter how many widgets he sold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Videogame stocks have been in hot water recently.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
The video quickly went viral and landed Martinez, who is among the field of candidates challenging Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson in his bid for reelection, in hot water.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
First thing after that was to dip them in hot water so as to be able to scrape the hair off the hide.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
