steamed up
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As he works the espresso machine in a bar on Zagreb's bustling Flower Square, barman Luka says he suspects that people are getting steamed up over nothing.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
They have muddled our words, eclipsed our facial expressions, steamed up our glasses and left us with sweaty chins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Her Christmas bonus was missing, and the bathroom was steamed up as if someone had just taken a shower.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2020
The lenses were steamed up from Nakaya’s fog, like a bathroom mirror after a hot shower.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2018
Then he crouched next to me, and the scent of his coffee steamed up.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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