She Is in Hot Water

Expression about water are almost as commom as water itself.But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression”to be in hot water” is one of them.It is a very old expression.”Hot water” was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble.One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.That no longer happens. But we still get in “hot water.”When we are in “hot water,”we are in trouble.It can be any kind of trouble-serious, or not so serious.A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police.Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in hot water.When you are in”deep water,” you are in a difficult posit5ion.Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head.
“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times.A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.
“Water over the dam” is another expression about a past event.It is something that is finished. I t cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back again.Another commom expression,”to hold water,” is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container. If it does not hold water ,then it is weak and not worth debating.
“Throwing cold water” also is an expression that deals with ideas or proposals. It meana to not like an idea.For example,you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems.But your wife”throws cold water”on the idea,because she says a new car costs too much.
I’m quote this article from YBM si-sa May 2007