in hot water
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A major Chinese auto parts maker has landed in hot water with authorities after laying off more than 100 young people just a month after it hired them fresh out of university.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
That episode, which aired in July, had already landed the PM in hot water because of "inappropriate" comments he made about popstar Kylie Minogue.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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 internet’s most controversial looksmaxxer is in hot water again.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
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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