hot water

English

hot water (uncountable)

(idiomatic, figuratively) A dangerous situation; trouble.
Both students are in hot water from fighting.
(idiomatic, figuratively) fierce criticism
The government's new proposal has landed them in hot water.
- 2018 July 20, Johannes Breit, “We Banned Holocaust Deniers From Our History Subreddit. Here’s Why Facebook Should Do the Same.”, in Slate Magazine‎:
  Zuckerberg got into hot water on Wednesday when he stated that Facebook wouldn’t necessarily remove Holocaust deniers from its platform because people “get things wrong” and because it’s not always possible to understand the deniers’ intent.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot,‎ water.
Alternative form: hotwater (attributive)

dangerous situation, trouble

Catalan: problema (ca) m
Finnish: liri (fi)
French: peine (fr) f
Galician: en augas turbulentas, en augas tormentosas, en problemas, ser posto a caldo
Greek:
Ancient Greek: ἀνία f (anía)
Italian: guaio (it) m
Latin: difficultas f
Portuguese: problema (pt) m (can be used in the plural)
Spanish: problema (es) m (can be used in the plural)
Swedish: hett om öronen, vatten över huvudet

fierce criticism

hot water

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