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Idiom

hot and heavy

Meaning

Passionate.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“They are getting pretty hot and heavy lately.”

“The couple was getting a bit hot and heavy in the corner of the crowded party.”

“Their relationship became quite hot and heavy during the summer, though it cooled down significantly once the autumn arrived.”

Examples

simple

“They are getting pretty hot and heavy lately.”

contextual

“The couple was getting a bit hot and heavy in the corner of the crowded party.”

complex

“Their relationship became quite hot and heavy during the summer, though it cooled down significantly once the autumn arrived.”

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