Kinyarwanda
kuba mu mazi abira
koo-BAH moo MAH-zee ah-BEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuba mu mazi abirakoo-BAH moo MAH-zee ah-BEE-rahsoon
Englishto be in great difficultysoon
Frenchêtre en grande difficultésoon
Meaning
to be in a very difficult or dangerous situation; idiomatically, to be 'in hot water'.
Good to know
idiom, literally 'to be in boiling water'; used for being in serious trouble.
Examples
- Uwo mugabo ari mu mazi abira kubera imyenda.That man is in hot water because of debts.
- Ese uri mu mazi abira none?Are you in hot water right now?
- Ntabwo ndi mu mazi abira, ibintu biragenda neza.I'm not in hot water, things are going well.
- Azaba mu mazi abira niba atishyuye imisoro.He will be in hot water if he doesn't pay his taxes.
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