hot up
Britishverb
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to make or become more exciting, active, or intense
the chase was hotting up
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(tr) another term for soup up
Example Sentences
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Things were always going to hot up then however with many of the sprinters not in contention for the points classification expected to pull out of the race after Wednesday’s stage.
From The Guardian ● May 21, 2019
It was so hot up there because that’s where the projector was, emitting all this heat.
From MSNBC ● Mar. 20, 2016
The forecast for Rome in the first week of July is punishingly hot, up to ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 10, 2015
Horological management may seem like small potatoes next to things like terrorism, global warming and who will design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, but it causes tempers to run hot up here.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2011
“I say it’s awful hot up here so close to the sun. Bless my long underwear.”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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