в плохом положении(in trouble because of something that you have done. land/get someone in hot water: Rick’s temper had landed him in hot water again. MED. оказались в гораздо худшем положении = landed in much hotter water Alexander Demidov)
пуститься в погоню(of someone/something – за кем-либо/чем-либо: Mounting his swiftest horse, he set off in hot pursuit. • Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story.4uzhoj)