- hot on your heels
- following close behind, not far behind
If you begin to run, the bear will be hot on your heels.
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hot on your heels
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hot on (your) heels — 1. following directly behind someone. She headed inside the house with her brother hot on her heels. 2. very near to someone in rank. They know we re hard on their heels and that they ve got to win their next three games to make the playoffs … New idioms dictionary
hot — [ hat ] adjective *** ▸ 1 very high in temperature ▸ 2 food: with spices ▸ 3 involving strong emotion ▸ 4 exciting and interesting ▸ 5 very good/skillful/lucky ▸ 6 difficult/dangerous ▸ 7 involving sex ▸ 8 determined to do something ▸ 9 busy ▸ 10 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hot — hot1 W2S1 [hɔt US ha:t] adj comparative hotter superlative hottest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(high temperature)¦ 2¦(spicy)¦ 3¦(very popular/fashionable)¦ 4¦(good)¦ 5¦(sexy)¦ 6¦(difficult/dangerous)¦ 7 a hot issue/topic etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
hot — 1 adjective hotter, hottest HIGH TEMPERATURE 1 WEATHER/FOOD/LIQUID ETC having a high temperature: It s too hot in here shall I open a window? | a nice hot bath | How hot is the water? | the hottest summer I can remember | hot countries | red hot… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hot — I UK [hɒt] / US [hɑt] adjective Word forms hot : adjective hot comparative hotter superlative hottest *** Other ways of saying hot: tepid almost cold: used especially of liquids: a mouthful of tepid coffee lukewarm only slightly hot: used… … English dictionary
in hot pursuit of someone — in hot pursuit (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left… … New idioms dictionary
in hot pursuit of something — in hot pursuit (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left… … New idioms dictionary
in hot pursuit of — in hot pursuit (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left… … New idioms dictionary
in hot pursuit — (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left handed pitcher.… … New idioms dictionary
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