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hot water
noun
trouble; a predicament.
His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hot water1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Kayleigh's tried cocktails of different medications, putting her feet in hot water, a flannel at the back of the head, acupuncture, cupping - but they've had little effect.
Most UK homes use gas boilers for their hot water and heating, but this produces up to 14% of the country's planet warming greenhouse gases.
A generation later, New York governor Mario Cuomo found himself in similarly hot water over his Catholicism, but from a different direction, when he faced the threat of excommunication for his support for abortion rights.
It will access the boiling hot water contained in natural underground reservoirs that are heated by the surrounding volcanic rock.
“If the water is too hot for a green tea or white tea, then you might want to ask for 75% of hot water and maybe 25% of room temperature water,” Ziata explained.
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