in the soup

Examples

• All

• Now a dozen years of voodoo economics have helped put us all in the soup, but is there a memorable phrase that links our problems with Ronald Reagan?

  Fiction book (1995)

• If it had hit your appendix, you'd really be in the soup.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Well, they're in the soup now.

  The Sheltering Sky (1990)

• Now the Yankees are back in the soup with only huge profits to console them.

  Blog text (23)

• Now, you all have your nice little excuses and I'm the one who's in the soup!

  Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)

• We're in the soup.

  Planet of the Apes (1968)

• You better come up with something good before the next boat sails, or you'll be in the soup for staying over.

  The Fighting Seabees (1944)

• Now we are "in the soup" and the Republican leaders of the House and Senate are going to have to develop spines of steel because the very future of the republic rests on their shoulders.

  Blog text (26)

• Rodriguez-Pastor told the banks that unless they cooperated with Peru's request, the IMF would cease to back Peru, and everybody would be "in the soup."

  Academic text (1994)

• He found himself in the soup when he forgot to pay his rent on time.

Synonyms

I

in trouble

vsin the soup

∞ 2.9

In difficulty and likely to face bad results because of a mistake or bad situation

is more general about difficulty without stressing blame or consequences

I

in a jam

vsin the soup

• Informal

14 6.7

In trouble and needing help to fix a problem

is used for difficulty generally, not only hard to solve problems

I

in hot water

vsin the soup

• Informal

12 4.1

In trouble because you did something wrong

is neutral about cause and covers any difficult situation

I

in a pickle

vsin the soup

• Informal

7 8.3

In trouble and not sure what to do

is the same idea but expressed with a different phrase

U

up the creek

vsin the soup

• Informal

3 9.4

In a difficult situation with no easy way out

is the same idea but expressed using different words

I

in the shitter

vsin the soup

• Offensive

2 9.9

In a very bad situation or serious trouble

is less intense, covering ordinary difficult situations rather than disaster

I

in a spot of bother

vsin the soup

• UK

1 8.6

A small problem that causes worry and needs help

covers more serious situations as well as small problems

Antonyms

I

in luck

36 1.6

Having something good happen by chance

How Troubled

in the soup

• Archaic

4 9.3

in trouble

∞ 2.9

in a tight spot

• Informal

8 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology