in deep water

Meaning

1. in deep water (s)

   in trouble or difficulty

In the movies · 7

• You really went into deep water on this one. You really went in deep.The Other Guys2010
• We can't push on Paris until we take a deep water port.Saving Private Ryan1998
• Eat earth. Dig deep. Drink water.The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
• We were doing fine until we got in deep water.The Sword in the Stone1963
• This is the island of St. Jack Wood, extending far north from Land's End along the deep water channel that leads to Broken Rock.Moonrise Kingdom2012
• Yeah, they started pumping millions of gallons of salinated water deep into the Arbuckle Formation.Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021
• Got to make for deep water right away.Key Largo1948

From the same entry

• go off the deep end
• jump thrown in at the deep end
• between the devil and the deep blue sea
• in the shit
• deep down
• go deep
• dig deep
• dig in your pocket , savings
• still waters run deep