in the soup
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“It felt like what the moment called for. I was definitely in the soup already,” she says, writing songs for “Virgin” — “dropping all guard and being radically transparent,” as she puts it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
The market may be "back in the soup on the banking crisis," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services.
From Reuters ● May 3, 2023
Like salt, the lemon doesn't only lend its own flavor, it helps to embolden other flavors in the soup itself, amplifying all of the other ingredients to their best and brightest.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023
When the soup is ready to serve, microplane a little lemon zest into each bowl, and ladle in the soup.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2022
Ugwu began slicing the leaves in strips so thin they would break up in the soup.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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