in hot water
To be in trouble
Tracy thought no one would see her slip the bracelet into her purse, but when she looked up and saw a security guard glaring at her, she realized she was in hot water.
in hot water : Popular Idioms in English
News & Articles
- Grand Forks council member in hot water over Facebook post
GRAND FORKS - A Facebook slip-up had one Grand Forks City Council member in hot water Wednesday, marking another piece of the communitywide tussle over expanding the city's recycling program.
June 13, 2013 - The Fargo Forum - Former IceGator accidentally sells wife's ring in garage sale
A former Louisiana IceGator is in hot water with his wife after he accidentally sold her $23,000 diamond wedding ring for $10 in a June 1 garage sale. Eric Cloutier's wife Rachel says her husband put out items he thought the family no longer needed, incluing an empty watch box. There was one slight problem: Rachel hid her wedding band in that box before recently giving birth. When she returned ...
June 12, 2013 - KATC 3 Lafayette - Police shut down E. Atlanta club
The manager of an east Atlanta bar and his employer are in hot water after he allegedly invited a mayoral aide and an off-duty police officer to an illegal after-hours party over the weekend.
June 12, 2013 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution