Question

Idiom for when you put yourself in a difficult situation

Answer 1

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• To be in deep water. To be in a difficult situation which is hard to deal with: "I'll be in deep water unless I pass

• To be in hot water. very similar to deep water (above), but with an emphasis on being punished for your actions

• To be out depth. To be in a situation that is too difficult for you to deal with: "I didn't understand anything they

• To be like a fish out of water. To feel awkward / uncomfortable because you are in an situation

Answer 2

Explanation:

To be in deep water

To be in a difficult situation which is hard to deal with:

"I'll be in deep water unless I pass that exam. Without a pass, I won't be able to get into university."

To be in hot water

very similar to deep water (above), but with an emphasis on being punished for your actions:

"I'm going to be in hot water with my boss when he finds out that I lost our client's account."

To be out depth

To be in a situation that is too difficult for you to deal with:

"I didn't understand anything they were talking about at the meeting; I was totally out of my depth."

To be like a fish out of water

To feel awkward / uncomfortable because you are in an situation which you have not experienced before:

"I grew up in the countryside so when I moved to the city I felt like a fish out of water."

To pour cold water on something

To be critical of a plan that others thought was exciting or great:

"I really don't want to pour cold water on your plan, but I really don't think it will work."

To blow something out of the water

To defeat someone or something that you are competing with, or to achieve much more than they do:

"Microsoft are confident that their new software will blow all other companys' software out of the water."

Water under the bridge