Deep Water (Noun)
Meaning
Serious trouble.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Her failing business and severe debt had her in deep water financially.
- After hurting his friend's feelings, John found himself in deep water as their friendship started to crumble.
- Ella was in deep water when her mother discovered she had been lying about her grades.
- John's company was in deep water when a client filed a lawsuit over a broken contract.
- Mark was in deep water at the school board meeting for admitting the testing incident wasn't being fully handled correctly.