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hot on

1

Also, hot for. Enthusiastic about, as in She's really hot on golf, or He's hot for another skiing vacation. This seemingly modern slangy usage was first recorded in 1667. Also see make it hot for.

2

Also, hot at. Very good, impressive, as in He's hot at anything involving numbers. This expression, first recorded in 1573, is frequently used in the negative, as in I'm not so hot at new computer programs.

Words nearby hot on

hot metal, hot mic, hot money, hot number, hot off the press, hot on, hot pack, hot pants, hot pepper, hot plate, hot pool
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