Idiom: "In hot water"

[Tom]

Hi

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

[Mister Micawber]

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HOT WATER

In trouble
Up the creek without a paddle
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber

[Conchita]

- 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:

hot water

[Yankee]

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There's also in the doghouse.
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[Pamela]

Additional expressions that might come in handy.

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