in hot water
Example Sentences
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Or skip the coffee and steep cinnamon stalks in hot water with lime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
On Monday, when it first emerged that Stokes and Gus Atkinson were in hot water, there was an immediate feeling it would spell the end of Stokes' captaincy.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
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
The internet’s most controversial looksmaxxer is in hot water again.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
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
