| 词汇 | in the soup |
| 释义 | Idiom in the soup Theme: BAD in a bad situation. (Slang. In can be replaced with into.)Now I'm really in the soup. I broke Mrs. Franklin's window.I make a lot of mistakes. It's easy for me to get into the soup. Slang in the soup Theme: TROUBLE mod. in trouble.Now you're in the soup.I'm in the soup with the boss. Idiom in the soup experiencing 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 in the soupIn trouble. We're going to be in the soup if we don't deliver this on time. *in the soupFig. in a bad situation. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) Now I'm really in the soup. I broke Mrs. Franklin's window. I make a lot of mistakes. It's easy for me to get into the soup. in the soupIn trouble, as in She mailed all the checks with the wrong postage, and now she's really in the soup. [Slang; late 1800s] in the soupOLD-FASHIONEDIf someone or something is in the soup, they are in trouble. She's landed herself in the soup again with her unwise remarks. A recession could put oil markets right back in the soup. in the soupin trouble. informalin the soup mod. in trouble. I’m in the soup with the boss. in the soupSlang Having difficulties; in trouble. |
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