in hot water
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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
Were Vrabel the CEO of a publicly traded widget factory, he might be in hot water with his board, no matter how many widgets he sold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Videogame stocks have been in hot water recently.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
Calder felt partly responsible—it had been his idea that Tommy do some detective work, and now his buddy had gotten in hot water because of it.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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