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
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
I fished the one cup I owned out of the knapsack and poured in hot water and a spoonful of sugar from my supplies, plus a sprig of mint from Mama’s window box.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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