hot and bothered
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The higher-ranked Russian got the key break for 5-4 and served out the set before taking a lengthy bathroom break as Rublev stayed on the court looking hot and bothered.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023
Back in the 1850s the new study of thermodynamics—how, in part, temperature affects the way objects behave—had physicists hot and bothered.
From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2023
There are plenty of scenes of Lulu tearing the Bronco’s seats to pieces and running away with Briggs in hot and bothered pursuit.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022
But 2 billion years ago, the Moon was hot and bothered, spewing out vast pools of lava, based on an analysis of rocks returned last year by a Chinese spacecraft.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2021
His expression, while propitiatory, was not friendly, but: "Don't get hot and bothered," snapped Kerry viciously.
From Tales of Chinatown by Rohmer, Sax
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