hot water
hot water — 慣用語
1. a situation in which you have done something wrong or made a mistake, and people
麻煩；困境
因犯錯而陷入的麻煩局面
a situation in which you have done something wrong or made a mistake, and people are angry or disappointed with you, often with unpleasant results.
Rachid got into hot water with his boss after missing three important deadlines.
Rachid 因為錯過三次重要截止日期，跟老闆惹上了麻煩。
collocation: get into hot water with [someone]
The company found itself in hot water when the faulty product injured several customers.
那家公司因為產品有瑕疵導致多名顧客受傷，陷入了麻煩。
collocation: in hot water / find oneself in hot water
Lotte knew that lying to her parents would land her in hot water.
Lotte 知道對父母說謊會讓自己惹上麻煩。
The mayor ended up in hot water after the news reported he had taken bribes.
那則新聞報導市長收賄之後，他因此惹上了麻煩。
- in trouble
more general, works in any register
- in deep water
suggests a more serious or overwhelming problem
用法筆記
Typically used with verbs like get, be, land, or find oneself, followed by in. Often followed by with + the person or group who is upset.