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Also, hot for . Enthusiastic about, as in She's really hot on golf , or He's hot for another skiing vacation . This seemingly modern slangy usage was first recorded in 1667. Also see make it hot for .
Also, hot at . Very good, impressive, as in He's hot at anything involving numbers . This expression, first recorded in 1573, is frequently used in the negative, as in I'm not so hot at new computer programs .
Example Sentences
“Dangerous Animals” arrives hot on the heels of “Under Paris,” boasting major bite.
When the goonies discover their hiding place, the Fratellis plot to snuff out this loose end, causing them to literally dig deeper into the house with the criminals hot on their trail.
This was the 28-year-old's 16th PGA Tour victory and came hot on the heels of his third major at last month's US PGA at Quail Hollow.
Back in Shasta County, Hunnicutt was hot on the trail of the Ashpan pack.
It was so hot on Saturday that a more than three-hour heat delay was imposed in the middle of the Southern Section Division 3 track and field preliminaries at Yorba Linda.
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