hot and heavy
Passionate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“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.”
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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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hang heavy
To seem to pass slowly; to crawl.
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heavy as a dead donkey
Very heavy.
Last updated August 10, 2026