in hot water
Example Sentences
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Videogame stocks have been in hot water recently.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
This suggests that immersion in hot water may interfere with lice activity or where they lay their eggs.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The CDC also recommends washing laundry in hot water.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
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
Every morning for these six years the old man had waited for his son to bring in hot water to ease him of his morning coughing.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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