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
Videogame stocks have been in hot water recently.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
Also finding himself in hot water was USA manager Mark DeRosa, who nearly allowed his team to be eliminated in pool play because he didn’t know the rules.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
It wouldn’t be the last time that a regrettable decision about spilling on NBA players would land Jones in hot water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Then I lay deep in hot water in the tub and I was utterly miserable, and nothing was good anywhere.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
