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troubled waters
noun
- a confused or chaotic state of affairs:
The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
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Origin of troubled waters1
Example Sentences
But the nation still faces — and hasn’t yet fallen over — the precipice between troubled waters and full-on crisis, they said.
“Troubled waters are slamming against some of our most fundamental principles,” he said.
“The economy is in troubled waters.”
It’s also a Biden noticeably advancing in age, experiencing some salient political weakness as an octogenarian trying to steer the country through troubled waters.
Having gone undefeated in the opening 16 league matches, Celtic careered into troubled waters with some stodgy performances preceding successive defeats by Kilmarnock and Hearts this month.
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