He blows hot and cold about our weekend plans.
blow hot and cold
idiomTo behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
Origin
disputed originFrom Aesop's fable The Satyr and the Traveller, in which a satyr declares he cannot trust a man who blows hot (to warm his hands) and cold (to cool his food) with the same breath.
My boss keeps blowing hot and cold on the project, so I never know if we are actually finishing it.
The politician continued to blow hot and cold regarding the new tax policy, leaving voters confused about his true intentions.
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a cold day in July
The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
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baking hot
Very hot.
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blow a fuse
To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
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blow a hole through
To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.
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blow a kiss
To kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.
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blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
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blow chunks
To vomit chunks of undigested food.
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blow hot air
To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.