In Hot Water
- In Hot Water
- How common is this idiom?: Fairly common, especially in informal settings
- Literal Meaning: Being in a container filled with hot water
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To be in trouble or a difficult situation
- If you don't pay your taxes on time, you'll be in hot water with the IRS.
- After getting caught cheating on the test, John was in hot water with his teacher.
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