{adj. phr.}, {slang} In serious trouble; in confusion; in disorder. * /When his wife overdrew their bank account without telling him, Mr. Phillips suddenly found himself really in the soup./ * /The police misunderstood Harry's night errand, and arrested him, which put him in the soup with the boss./
IN THE SOUP
Meaning of IN THE SOUP in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012