hot hand
idiomUsed in reference to a player who makes a series of successful shots in a game.
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back of one's hand
A display of disrespect or scorn.
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baking hot
Very hot.
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bear a hand
To make haste; to help quickly.
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big hand
Synonym of minute hand (on a clock face).
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bite someone's hand off
To enthusiastically accept an offer.
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bite the hand that feeds one
To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).
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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.