Idioms: In the soup
CMAT 2025 · Language Comprehension · Easy · Language Comprehension
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
The officer was in the soup when there was a raid in his office.
- A.
sleeping
- B.
in trouble
- C.
collecting money
- D.
angry
Answer
B
Explanation
The idiom 'in the soup' means to be in a difficult or troublesome situation.
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