Water: She is in hot water

to be in hot water
A person who breaks a law can be in hot water.

 

deep water
You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have ability to slove.

 

to keep your head above water
A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job

 

water over the dam
when a friend is troubled by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. you say it is water over the dam.

 

to hold water
If your agrument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes.

 

Throwing cold water
your wife throws cold water on the idea, because she says a new car costs too mush.

 

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself.

 

That no longer happens

 

break law

 

invest in stocks

 

flow over a dam

 

container

 

a new car cost too mush

 

deal with ideas or proposals