hot water

hot water

n.

Trouble; difficulty: is in political hot water; got into hot water over the car deal.

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hot′ wa′ter

n.
Informal.

trouble; a predicament.

[1530–40]

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Noun

1.

hot water - a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water" plight, predicament, quandary - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

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hot water

noun

1. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:

distress, exigence, exigency, trouble.

2. A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:

box, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, jam, plight, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble.

Informal: bind, pickle, spot.

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