"in the soup"
Posted by Bruce Kahl on November 25, 2005
In Reply to: "In the soup" posted by Leanne on November 24, 2005
: I am looking for a derivation of "in the soup" meaning in difficulty or trouble, or "out of the soup" meaning out of trouble. I know the literal concept as that is pretty clear but do not know really where this phrase originated from. Any ideas?
Just a guess.
Maybe a nautical origin with a sailor falling overboard into the soup?
- "In the soup" Victoria S Dennis 25/November/05