"vara ute på djupt vatten" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Forms: är ute på djupt vatten [present], var ute på djupt vatten [preterite], varit ute på djupt vatten [supine], var ute på djupt vatten [imperative]
Etymology: Literally, "be out in deep water" (or "on deep water," though the på (“on”) can just refer to deep water as a location). Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|är ute på djupt vatten|preterite|var ute på djupt vatten|supine|varit ute på djupt vatten|imperative|var ute på djupt vatten|head=vara ute på djupt vatten}} vara ute på djupt vatten (present är ute på djupt vatten, preterite var ute på djupt vatten, supine varit ute på djupt vatten, imperative var ute på djupt vatten)
  1. (idiomatic) to be in a precarious situation (due to going beyond what is reasonable – often of an opinion considered unreasonable in a debate or the like, but also more generally of actions or the like); to be in deep water, (sometimes poor matches, but as more common idioms) to be in over one's head, to be out of one's depth, etc. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: på hal is (vara ute)

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic) to be in a precarious situation (due to going beyond what is reasonable – often of an opinion considered unreasonable in a debate or the like, but also more generally of actions or the like); to be in deep water, (sometimes poor matches, but as more common idioms) to be in over one's head, to be out of one's depth, etc."
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    {
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        }
      ],
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        "to be in a precarious situation (due to going beyond what is reasonable – often of an opinion considered unreasonable in a debate or the like, but also more generally of actions or the like); to be in deep water, (sometimes poor matches, but as more common idioms) to be in over one's head, to be out of one's depth, etc."
      ],
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          "out of one's depth"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) to be in a precarious situation (due to going beyond what is reasonable – often of an opinion considered unreasonable in a debate or the like, but also more generally of actions or the like); to be in deep water, (sometimes poor matches, but as more common idioms) to be in over one's head, to be out of one's depth, etc."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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  ],
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}

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