hot water

noun

: a difficult or dangerous situation : trouble entry 1 sense 4
used with in or into
But this poor fellow was always getting into hot water, and if there was a wrong way of doing a thing, was sure to hit upon it. Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
In recent years, comedians have found themselves in hot water for making politically incorrect topics about everything from race to gender. James Hohmann

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Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot water was in 1840

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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20water. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

hot water

noun
: a distressing situation : trouble
in hot water for not doing my chores

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