hot to trot
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8.7
- idiom
- Slang
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- He was hot to trot to join the team after the exciting presentation.
- so hot to trot
Examples
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I'm hot to trot.
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I got two chicks lined up over there that are hot to trot.
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- Watch out, she's hot to trot!
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Frenchy liked her men fresh, while they were still hot to trot.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nonie says, "I got too eager; I was just too hot to trot."
Fiction book (1991) -
You'll pardon the expression, she was hot to trot.
Fiction book (1990) -
SHE'S AVAILABLE AND HOT TO TROT.
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Everyone was hot to trot as soon as the event was announced.
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After hearing about the new project, she felt hot to trot to get started.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling very happy and eager about something
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1.0
Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest
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2.7
Very excited and interested in something
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6.1
Very interested in and eager to do something
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4.0
Full of strong feeling or interest
1
5.5
Very excited and ready to start
1
7.1
Excited about a suggestion or plan
Feeling very happy and eager about something
Antonyms
How Eager
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'hot' (excited/eager) and 'trot' (move briskly) give a plausible sense of eagerness, so a learner might infer a general sense of being ready or keen. However, the phrase is an idiomatic fixed expression with a metaforical origin and an unclear role for 'to', and its exact meaning and register (including historical sexual connotations) are not fully predictable from the parts, so prior exposure is usually needed.
Etymology
The idiom hot to trot comes from horse racing: a horse that is hot, meaning excited, and ready to trot would start moving quickly when the race began. So, when people are hot to trot, they are 'very eager' to start or join something.