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Idiom idiom

hot on


Enthusiastic for.

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


SIMPLE

“I am really hot on this new music band.”

CONTEXTUAL

“My boss is not very hot on the idea of working from home every single day.”

COMPLEX

“While the critics were initially hot on the director's bold vision, the public response remained lukewarm at best.”


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    baking hot

    Very hot.

  2. 02

    blow hot air

    To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.

  3. 03

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  4. 04

    boiling hot

    Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).

  5. 05

    come in hot

    To enter the scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.

  6. 06

    full of hot air

    Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.

  7. 07

    hissing hot

    Very hot.

  8. 08

    hot air

    Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.

Last updated August 10, 2026