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Idiom: "In hot water"



 
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Idiom: "In hot water" #1 (permalink) Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:45 am   Idiom: "In hot water"
 

Hi

Could you please tell me a few expressions having the same meaning as:

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In hot water


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Idiom: "In hot water" #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:19 am   Idiom: "In hot water"
 

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HOT WATER

In trouble
Up the creek without a paddle
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Idiom: "In hot water" #3 (permalink) Mon Nov 26, 2007 13:35 pm   Idiom: "In hot water"
 

- In a hornet's nest
- In a (pretty/tight) pickle
- In a tight spot/corner
- In a (bit of a) predicament
- In deep water

And there are more here:

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Idiom: "In hot water" #4 (permalink) Mon Nov 26, 2007 13:44 pm   Idiom: "In hot water"
 

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There's also in the doghouse.
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Idiom: "In hot water" #5 (permalink) Tue Nov 27, 2007 16:11 pm   Idiom: "In hot water"
 

Additional expressions that might come in handy. Wink

be hard-set
be in a box
be in a mess
be in a fix
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