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be in the soup

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be in the soup

To be in trouble or experiencing difficulties. The company will officially be in the soup if it loses money again this quarter. I was in the soup after I dented my mom's brand-new car.

See also: soup

be in the soup

  (old-fashioned)

to be in trouble This team know that if they lose on Saturday, they'll really be in the soup.

See also: soup