get into hot water

Because not everything a minister declares as a possible interest makes the published list, they can get into hot water if something that hasn't been made public then makes it in to the newspapers.

But if that presentation has private company information in it, you could get into hot water.

Philip Moustakis of law firm Seward & Kissel said Musk and Tesla could in theory get into hot water if the statement was false or misleading, for example, if Tesla had sold bitcoin before the announcement.

“But we explain it’s not worth risking their business. They could get into hot water.”

When certain associates and acquaintances of Trump get into hot water, he also suddenly forgets he ever knew them.