Get into hot water

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 20
Meaning

To get into trouble

हिंदी अर्थ

मुसीबत मोल लेना

Example sentences

He got into hot water for missing the deadline twice.

Radhika warned her brother that copying homework would get him into hot water.

Daily use: Bina bataye ghar se gaya to hot water mein pad jaayega.

Memory trick · Prashant Sir

अगर सामने बहुत गर्म पानी रखा हो और आप अचानक उसमें कूद जाएँ, तो मुसीबत पक्की है। गर्म soup में कूदने पर भी यही होगा। सबका meaning एक है: get into hot water = get into a soup = get into trouble = get into a scrape।

If a pot of very hot water is in front of you and you suddenly jump into it, trouble is certain. The same goes for jumping into hot soup. All of these mean the same: get into hot water = get into a soup = get into trouble = get into a scrape.

Exam note

सबसे ज़्यादा पूछे गए idioms में से एक; answer 'to get into trouble' है, और get into a soup या a scrape synonyms के रूप में आ सकते हैं।

One of the most frequently asked idioms; the answer is 'to get into trouble', and get into a soup or a scrape may appear as synonyms.

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