Definition of hot water
: trouble 4, difficulty
- was in hot water with the authorities
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Wilkerson found himself in hot water right way, loading the bases with one out in the first inning on a pair of walks sandwiched around a double by Ethan Avant.
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Chicago officers have previously found themselves in hot water over police brutality, most notably in the 2014 shooting death of teenager Laquan McDonald.
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Kyrgios is back in hot water after he was seen performing an imitation of a lewd act at the change of ends during his Queen’s semi-final loss.
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Three masked men terrorized a Texas family during a home invasion early Monday, even scalding a 7-year-old with hot water so his parents could give them money, police said.
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Sanford is not the only politician in hot water in South Carolina.
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Kim Kardashian West is in hot water again over an Instagram ad—just not with the FDA or F.T.C. this time.
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Sheet Pans Clean your dirty sheet pans by mixing ½ cup baking soda and ½ cup white vinegar with hot water in the sink.
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On top of the water and fire damage, there were bedbugs, rats and roaches, crumbling structures, mold, faulty electricity, and unreliable heat and hot water.
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First Known Use of hot water
1842
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: a difficult or distressing situation
Her lies got her into hot water.
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