in the soup
noun
Verb phrases 1.
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
2.
Slang. a thick fog.
3.
Slang. added power, especially horsepower.
4.
Slang. nitroglycerine.
5.
Photography Slang. developing solution.
6.
soup up, Slang.
a.
to improve the capacity for speed or increase the efficiency of (a motor or engine) by increasing the richness of the fuel mixture or the efficiency of the fuel, or by adjusting the engine.
b.
to give spirit or vivacity to; enliven: a political rally souped up by the appearance of the candidates.
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In the soup
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
7.
from soup to nuts,
a.
from the first through the last course of a meal.
b.
from beginning to end; to a complete, encompassing degree; leaving nothing out.
8.
in the soup, Informal. in trouble: He'll be in the soup when the truth comes out.
Origin:
1645–55; 1940–45 for def 6; < French soupe, Old French souppe, sope < Germanic; compare Dutch sopen to dunk. See sop
1645–55; 1940–45 for def 6; < French soupe, Old French souppe, sope < Germanic; compare Dutch sopen to dunk. See sop
Related forms
soup·less, adjective
soup·like, adjective
Synonyms
1. broth, stock, potage.
1. broth, stock, potage.
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soup (suːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, vegetables, etc, usually served hot at the beginning of a meal |
| 2. | informal a photographic developer |
| 3. | informal See also peasouper anything resembling soup in appearance or consistency, esp thick fog |
| 4. | a slang name for nitroglycerine |
| 5. | informal in the soup in trouble or difficulties |
| [C17: from Old French soupe, from Late Latin suppa, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German suppe, Old Norse soppa soup] | |
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Word Origin & History
soup
"liquid food," 1653, from Fr. soupe "soup, broth," from L.L. suppa "bread soaked in broth," from a Gmc. source (cf. M.Du. sop "sop, broth"), from P.Gmc. base *supp-, from PIE *sub-, from base *seue- "to take liquid" (see sup (2)). Primordial soup is from a concept first expressed
1929 by J.B.S. Haldane. Soup kitchen is attested from 1839. In Ireland, souper meant "Protestant clergyman seeking to make proselytes by dispensing soup in charity" (1854).
soup
"increase the horsepower of an engine," 1921, probably from soup (n.) in slang sense of "narcotic injected into horses to make them run faster" (1911), influenced by supercharge (v.).
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
in the soup
In trouble, as in She mailed all the checks with the wrong postage, and now she's really in the soup. [Slang; late 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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