deep water

See also: deepwater and deep-water

English

deep water (countable and uncountable, plural deep waters)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see deep,‎ water.
Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
- 1940, Federal Writers' Project, Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, page 71:
  But deep water was not secured until 1926, when Corpus Christi dug itself out 21 miles to the sea.
(idiomatic) A difficult or embarrassing situation.
You will be in deep water if you are found copying work from other students.

waters suitable for deep-draft ships

difficult or embarrassing situation

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水深火熱 (zh), 水深火热 (zh) (shuǐ shēn huǒ rè) ("deep water, hot fire")
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: in moeilijkheden
Finnish: pula (fi), vaikeudet (fi) pl
French: profonde détresse f, être dans de beaux draps (fr) (verb: to be in deep water)
German: Schwierigkeiten (de) f pl, tiefe Not f

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