In hot water definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

In hot water definition: If you are in hot water , you are in trouble. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'inhotwater'    Share× Credits× inhotwater phrase Ifyouareinhotwater,youareintrouble. [informal]Thecompanyhasalreadybeeninhotwateroverhighpricesthisyear. Synonyms:introuble,inamess MoreSynonymsofinhotwater SeefulldictionaryentryforwaterCollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'inhotwater' LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'architecture' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps inhotwaterinBritishEnglish informal introuble,espwiththoseinauthority SeefulldictionaryentryforhotCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers inhotwaterinAmericanEnglish SeehotwaterSeefulldictionaryentryforwaterMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd inhotwater inasituationinwhichyouhavedonesomethingwrongandpeopleareangrywithyou Theauthorhaspreviouslybeeninhotwaterforallegedracism. EasyLearningIdiomsDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Examplesof'inhotwater'inasentence inhotwater TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Themanputtealeavesinapan,pouredinhotwaterandbroughtittotheboil.various&introductionbyDeirdreChapmanAROOMFULOFBIRDS-SCOTTISHSHORTSTORIES1990(2003)It'scalledthatbecausenettlesremindmeofmyself:astringentbutverygoodinhotwater,'addedFreddiewithaglintinhereyes.CathyKellyJUSTBETWEENUS(2003) Browsealphabetically inhotwater inhonourbound inhonourof inhotpursuit inhotwater ininverseproportionto ininvertedcommas inirons AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'I' Source DefinitionofinhotwaterfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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