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.
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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Kawhi Leonard, Steve Ballmer, and the Los Angeles Clippers have found themselves in a bit of hot water.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Basically, the creator, who shares content on the platform using the handle @mothercould, takes a cup filled with hot water and a paper towel, and places her child's ear over the opening of the cup, steaming the ear.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Just weeks after a previous UFO turned out to be a drifting hot water heater, their second mystery fizzled out just as oddly.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Rinse the reservoir with hot water to help dissolve any crystallized sugar.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Basically, the creator, who shares content on the platform using the handle @mothercould, takes a cup filled with hot water and a paper towel, and places her child's ear over the opening of the cup, steaming the ear.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Just weeks after a previous UFO turned out to be a drifting hot water heater, their second mystery fizzled out just as oddly.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Rinse the reservoir with hot water to help dissolve any crystallized sugar.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20water. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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