in the soup

in the soup  {adj. phr.},  {slang}
In serious trouble; in confusion; in disorder.
When his wife overdrew their bank account without telling him, Mr. Phillips suddenly found himself really in the soup.
The police misunderstood Harry's night errand, and arrested him, which put him in the soup with the boss.
Categories: {adj. phr.} {slang}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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