in hot water
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But one New Yorker's failure to endorse his home team has landed him in hot water with Knicks fans.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 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
The CDC also recommends washing laundry in hot water.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
However, that practice landed Venture Global in hot water after it kept contracted customers waiting for gas in 2022 from its Calcasieu Pass terminal, which was under construction in Louisiana at the time.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
These I steeped in hot water, and so from the whole of these appliances extracted one cup of I don’t know what for Estella.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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