be in the soup



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ambrosineam-BRO-zeenEnglish (Rare)
NoortjeNO:R-tyə (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
BriceBRIES (English)French, English
KajetÁN-Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Theophilusthee-AHF-ə-ləs (English)Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Sundara-Hinduism