hot water

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,figuratively)Adangeroussituation;trouble.Both students are inhot waterfrom fighting.; (idiomatic,figuratively)Fiercecriticism.The government's new proposal has landed them inhot water.2018July 20, Johannes Breit, “We Banned Holocaust Deniers From Our History Subreddit. Here’s Why Facebook Should Do the Same.”, inSlate Magazine‎[1]:Zuckerberg got intohot wateron Wednesday when he stated that Facebook wouldn’t necessarily remove Holocaust deniers from its platform because people “get things wrong” and because it’s not always possible to understand the deniers’ intent.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seehot,‎water.Alternative form:hotwater(attributive)

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