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Meaning: in a lot of trouble
Rewrite 1: in boiling water
Rewrite 2: in raging water
Rewrite 3: in hot soup
Rewrite 4: in tepid waters

Comment: The first rewrite may be an extreme case of being in hot water, so you may want to bring the heat down a notch or wait until things get way out of hand before describing it.

Check out the searchable alphabetical list of my cliché rewrites with the archive list at the right.

posted by Booksville Bookclub at 4:27 PM on Apr 20, 2009

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