in the soup 苦境にあって Idiom:in the soup (俗語) Having difficulties;in trouble.

laugh off 笑ってごまかす, 一笑に付す Phrasal Verb: laugh off又は away To dismiss as ridiculously or laughably trivial: eg. laughed off any suggestion that her career was over.

funky ▲泥臭い, 素朴な, ブルース風 funk・y [俗語] Earthy and uncomplicated;natural: quote) "“At the opposite end of Dallas's culinary spectrum is funky regional fare”" Jacqueline Friedrich - [俗語] a) Characterized by originality and modish…