Idiom
come in hot
Meaning
To enter the scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He came in hot and started arguing immediately.”
“The manager came in hot, demanding to know why the project was behind schedule.”
“Without waiting to hear the full story, the critic came in hot, attacking the artist's new work with a series of harsh and unforgiving remarks.”
Examples
simple
“He came in hot and started arguing immediately.”
contextual
“The manager came in hot, demanding to know why the project was behind schedule.”
complex
“Without waiting to hear the full story, the critic came in hot, attacking the artist's new work with a series of harsh and unforgiving remarks.”
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