make it hot for

Slang Dictionary

hot definition


  1. mod.
    and hot under the collar. angry. : Gee, that guy is really hot under the collar. What did I do?
  2. mod.
    wanted by the police. (Underworld.) : Lefty is hot because of his part in the bank job.
  3. mod.
    stolen. : Rocko won't touch a hot watch or anything else hot.
  4. mod.
    carrying contraband and subject to arrest if caught. : Lefty was hot and needed a place to stay.
  5. mod.
    having a run of good luck in gambling. : I was hot when I started. I'm broke now.
  6. mod.
    of great renown; doing quite well for the time being. : The opera tenor was hot, and even the lowbrows would pay to hear him.
  7. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. (Old.) : Willy was too hot to stand up.
  8. mod.
    selling well. : These things are really hot this season.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Slang Dictionary

make it hot for (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to make things difficult for someone; to put someone under pressure. (Note the variation in the examples.) : The cops were making it hot for him, so he blew town.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

make it hot for

Cause trouble or discomfort for someone, as in They made it so hot for Larry that he had to resign, or The police were making it hot for shoplifters. This seemingly modern idiom was first recorded in 1618.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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