Meaning of HOT WATER
| Pronunciation: | | hât 'wotur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water" |
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| | See Also: | | plight, predicament, quandary | |
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| | Definition: | | Hot Water
One of P. G. Wodehouse`s nuttiest, funniest novels--about a zillionaire named J. Wellington Gedge who gets into international hot water and isn`t sure he`ll be able to get out. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | bind, boiling water, box, clutch, complication, corner, crunch, deep, Dutch, embarrassing position, embarrassment, fine how-do-you-do, geyser, hell to pay, hobble, hot spring, how-do-you-do, imbroglio, jam, mess, mix, morass, Old Faithful, parlous straits, pass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, quagmire, quicksand, scrape, slough, spot, squeeze, steam, stew, sticky wicket, strait, straits, swamp, thermae, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, tricky spot, unholy mess, vapor |
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