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.
The underlined phrase "in the soup" is an idiomatic expression meaning to be in a difficult or troublesome situation. In the sentence,the context of a raid suggests the officer faced problems or consequences.
Among the options:
Sleeping and collecting money do not convey a problematic situation.
Angry suggests an emotion, not necessarily trouble.
In trouble directly aligns with the meaning of being in a difficult or problematic situation implied by "in the soup." Therefore, Option B is the correct answer.
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