Be careful, the soup is hissing hot.
hissing hot
idiomVery hot.
The blacksmith pulled the metal from the fire while it was still hissing hot.
She reached for the handle of the skillet, forgetting that it had been sitting on the hissing hot burner for several minutes.
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baking hot
Very hot.
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blow hot air
To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.
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blow hot and cold
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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boiling hot
Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).
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come in hot
To enter the scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.
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full of hot air
Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.
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hot air
Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.
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hot and bothered
Aggravated or irritated.