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Iran, Islamic Republic Of
August 11, 2008
To be hot = very popular / fashionable:
"Iceland is a really hot weekend destination at the moment."
A hot favourite = someone / something most likely to win:
"Red Rum was always the hot favourite to win the Grand National."
A hot tip = important or useful suggestion:
"He gave me a hot tip for my interview."
A hot topic = an issue which is important:
"Climate change is a hot topic at the moment."
Hot off the press = very new story:
"This gossip is hot off the press."
To get too hot = become too dangerous:
"Things are getting too hot and the relief agencies are pulling out of the area."
A hot date = a date with someone you find very attractive: "She's got a hot date tonight!"
Hot stuff = attractive:
"Her new boyfriend is hot stuff."
In the hot seat = in a position of responsibility:
"You make the decisions - you're in the hot seat now!"
In hot water = in trouble because you have done something wrong:
"If you send that email now, you'll find yourself in hot water with the boss."
Have a hot temper = to get angry easily:
"He has a hot temper, so don't provoke him into an argument."
Get hot under the collar = get angry about something which isn't very important:
"You always seem to get hot under the collar about people's driving habits. Don't let it worry you!"
Hot and bothered = feeling uncomfortable, either because it's too hot, or because you have too much to do in too little time:
"She's all hot and bothered now that she's been invited to the theatre this evening."
Be like a cat on a hot tin roof = restless or jumpy:
"He's like a cat on a hot tin roof with all this talk about redundancies."
In hot pursuit = to follow closely:
"The pickpocket ran off, with members of the public in hot pursuit."
Hot on the trail = close to finding something:
"The police are hot on the trail of the mastermind behind the bank robbery."
Hot air = something which is not as important or true as it sounds:
"What he says is just a lot of hot air - don't take it too seriously."
More (something) than you've had hot dinners = an expression to mean that you've had a lot of something:
"I've had more jobs than you've had hot dinners!"
Blow hot and cold = keep changing your mind about something:
"I'm blowing hot and cold about moving to the countryside."
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