In the soup
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In a messy trouble or fix, deep.
Origin
From 19th-century Britain, tied to slang; 'soup' for mess, by 1880s in a Kipling tale for fix. A 1890s 'Times' uses it for a jam.
Usage Examples
- He's in the soup; big trouble now.
- In the soup; messed up bad.
- Soup time; stuck in this fix.
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