in the soup
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English Dictionarybe in the soupto be in trouble
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Idiomsin the soupexperiencing a difficult situation.
As soon as the airlines started to make a profit, they put themselves right back in the soup with a new round of mergers.Usage notes: often used with right back, as in the example [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
in the soupin serious trouble, in a bad situation, in disorder
The woman is in the soup now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.
She is in the soup now that she has had a big fight with her boss.
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in the soup adj. phr.,
slang In serious trouble; in confusion; in disorder.
When his wife overdrew their bank account without telling him, Mr. Phillips suddenly found himself really in the soup. The police misunderstood Harry's night errand, and arrested him, which put him in the soup with the boss. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲