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baking hot

idiom
Meaning

Very hot.


Examples
SIMPLE

It is baking hot outside today.

CONTEXTUAL

We had to stay inside all afternoon because the weather was baking hot.

COMPLEX

The desert sun remained baking hot throughout the day, forcing the travelers to seek shelter until the temperature finally dropped at dusk.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    blow hot air

    To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.

  2. 02

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  3. 03

    boiling hot

    Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).

  4. 04

    come in hot

    To enter the scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.

  5. 05

    full of hot air

    Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.

  6. 06

    hissing hot

    Very hot.

  7. 07

    hot air

    Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.

  8. 08

    hot and bothered

    Aggravated or irritated.

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