hot and heavy
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7.7
- idiom
- NSFW
- Things are getting hot and heavy!
- get hot and heavy
- things got hot and heavy
- started off hot and heavy
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Watch on YouTubeAnd opposite is going hot and heavy really fast.
- And opposite is going hot and heavy really fast.
- And I think that with us knowing that hot and heavy relationships do come at a price.
- So you see many relationships that start off hot and heavy and they fizzle out big time.
- All right, we're gonna start hot and heavy.
- But like, boy, oh boy, that those, those Myspace days were hot and heavy.
- So landed and they were like, dude, shit is hot and heavy.
- You know, I got to say, if I was you, I'd be a little pissed because it's like Jake came out hot and heavy.
Examples
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So things are getting pretty hot and heavy.
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Things were great, hot and heavy, then he broke things off with no warning whatsoever.
Blog text (21) -
And I think that with us knowing that hot and heavy relationships do come at a price.
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You guys were real hot and heavy in high school.
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Well, you lead me on and get all hot and heavy, and then, what, you just change your mind?
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And it got me thinking of us... how two years ago we started off hot and heavy.
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Jack Mac and Sarah are hot and heavy.
Fiction book (2000) -
After that meeting in Seattle, things got hot and heavy.
Blog text (31) -
So you see many relationships that start off hot and heavy and they fizzle out big time.
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Their relationship became hot and heavy after just a few dates, with intense emotions involved.
Synonyms
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1.6
Full of strong activity and excitement
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5.8
Very strong feeling or energy that shows great passion and draws attention
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5.6
Easily feeling strong anger or excitement
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8.4
Feeling sexually excited and physically attracted to someone
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4.0
Full of strong feeling or interest
Antonyms
How Passionate
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7.7
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6.3
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'hot' (sexually attractive) and 'heavy' (intense/serious) together point toward a sexually intense or passionate relationship, so the overall meaning is partially derivable from the parts. However, the collocational nuance of 'hot and heavy' as a fixed phrase emphasizing sexual passion is somewhat idiomatic and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure, so it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
The idiom hot and heavy may come from the image of a room that is hot (full of heat or excitement) and heavy (the air feels thick and close), where people show strong feelings. So, it means 'very intense' or 'passionate', often about a romantic or sexual relationship.