hot water[noun]Synonyms: predicament, box, corner, deep water, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, pickle, quagmire, trouble, Dutch
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
hot water n. informal Trouble.
■ Used with "in", "into", "out", "of".
John's thoughtless remark about religion got John into a lot of hot water. It was the kind of trouble where it takes a friend to get you out of hot water. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲