hot and heavy

Idioms  

1. Very enthusiastic and excited, as in That was a hot and heavy debate . This slangy expression employs hot in the sense of “characterized by intense feeling,” a usage dating from the tenth century a.d. , and heavy in the sense of “serious.”

2. Passionate, lustful, as in They were awfully young to be so hot and heavy about their romance . This slangy term employs hot in the sense of “sexually aroused,” a usage dating from about 1500.

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Example Sentences

“It feels so hot and heavy, like that ‘Ohmigod, you’re my best friend,’ when you move into your college dorm and meet new friends,” said Santorelli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Even Colin Farrell's painful months spent in a hot and heavy bodysuit and under acres of prosthetics for Batman spin-off The Penguin were no match for it.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

My understanding of it was a slow burn, quite the opposite of the hot and heavy conversion experiences I was familiar with, having grown up Christian in Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

That’s true at least in the U.S. team room, where over the years Mickelson has faced off against players from Tiger Woods on down, and the action has gotten hot and heavy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

The room presses in hot and heavy the way it does when you wake up from a nap in the afternoon sun.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na