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*in the soup Fig. 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. See also: soup 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 See also: soup How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Letters were added to the soup in 1915 and kids have been spelling their names in the soup ever since. |
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