Hot water
Hot water noun - A dangerous or distressing predicament.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Hot water
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
Both terms in one sentence
-
In one episode of M*A*S*H, Hawkeye gets in hot water when his telephoned request for a Navy acquaintence's help on a crossword puzzle is mistaken for a real distress call.
Source: Crossword Puzzle -
Lief fights with his Evil Twin, Barda fights against what was thought as Brandine, and a caged Jasmine is forced to solve a difficult puzzle or she will be dipped into searing hot water for the monsters' stew.
Source: Anime / Deltora Quest
Cite this Source
Puzzle and Hot water. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_water/puzzle
Hot water & Puzzle. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_water/puzzle>.
Puzzle or Hot water. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_water/puzzle.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "hot water" and "puzzle" have occurred on timeline