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hot water
hot watern. Trouble; difficulty: is in political hot water; got into hot water over the car deal.hot′ wa′ter
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Informal. trouble; a predicament. [1530–40] Thesaurus| 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" |
hot waternoun1. 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.Translationshot water
hot waterA troublesome or difficult situation, especially that which will result in punishment or reprisal. I was in a bit of hot water with Janice last night when she found out I went to the movies instead of cleaning out the garage. The senator has gotten into hot water with constituents over his callous remarks.See also: hot, waterhot waterTrouble or difficulty, as in She's deep in political hot water, or We got in hot water over the car deal, or He's finally paid his tuition and is out of hot water with the school. This metaphoric term alludes to water hot enough to burn one. [First half of 1500s] Also see in trouble with. See also: hot, waterSee HW
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Synonyms for hot waternoun the condition of being in need of immediate assistanceSynonyms- distress
- exigence
- exigency
- trouble
noun a difficult, often embarrassing situation or conditionSynonyms- box
- corner
- deep water
- difficulty
- dilemma
- Dutch
- fix
- hole
- hot spot
- jam
- plight
- predicament
- quagmire
- scrape
- soup
- trouble
- bind
- pickle
- spot
Words related to hot waternoun a dangerous or distressing predicamentRelated Words- plight
- predicament
- quandary
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