Find oneself in troubled waters
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4(To be) in difficulties
मँझधार में फँसना
The company found itself in troubled waters after losing its biggest client.
Radhika helped her friend when he found himself in troubled waters.
Daily use: Loan na chukane ki wajah se woh troubled waters mein phas gaya.
तूफ़ानी, उथल-पुथल वाले पानी में फँसी एक छोटी नाव सोचिए। Troubled waters यानी मुश्किलें; find oneself in troubled waters यानी मुसीबत में पड़ जाना।
Picture a small boat caught in rough, stormy water. Troubled waters stand for difficulties, so finding yourself in troubled waters means being in trouble.
Answer है 'to be in difficulties'। इसे 'fish in troubled waters' से मत मिलाइए, जिसका मतलब है मुश्किल हालात का फ़ायदा उठाना।
The answer is 'to be in difficulties'. Do not mix it up with 'fish in troubled waters', which means taking advantage of a difficult situation.