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
James HohmannExamples of hot water in a Sentence
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Multiple sinks did not have sufficiently hot water.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Washing clothes in hot water will increase the effects due to the mineral precipitation process.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
Pour-over coffee is made by pouring hot water over coffee grounds in a filter.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
No hot water at the kitchen’s only handwashing sink.
Cooked rice in the refrigerator overnight still measured 50 to 52 degrees.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Washing clothes in hot water will increase the effects due to the mineral precipitation process.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
Pour-over coffee is made by pouring hot water over coffee grounds in a filter.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
No hot water at the kitchen’s only handwashing sink.
Cooked rice in the refrigerator overnight still measured 50 to 52 degrees.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hot water
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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20water. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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