in the soup
Meaning
in the soup
(slang) In trouble.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Examples
Although it appears delicate, a good xiaolongbao is able to hold in the soup until it is bitten.
The cheftestants begin the last leg of the competition with a favorite challenge of mine - they taste a chilled soup prepared by Chef Porter and have to create a new dish based on the ingredients that they think are in the soup!
This could not be simpler- vegetables are simmered in stock, seasoned with a chili black bean sauce, and the soup is finished off by cooking potstickers right in the soup.
Sometimes neither is a proper noun (a swede in the soup; a Swede who came to see me).
Remember the horror and disgust we felt in those times when Father threw a tantrum at dinner over too much salt in the soup and called Mother a fool."
The clam liquor from steamed or canned clams may be retained for use in the soup, and fresh or bottled clam juice may be used.