hot hand
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- noun
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- During the last game, she had a hot hand and scored four three-pointers in a row.
- got a hot hand
Examples
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What matters this time of year is what team has the hot hand and is capable of functioning under the glare of the national spotlight.
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One of the girls has a hot hand and can't seem to make a wrong move.
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If that starter has a hot hand, you can ride him out.
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Who's got the hot hand?
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Besides the Thunder finally finding the hot hand in overtime, the Thunder were able to gain a massive advantage at the line.
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Second, the depth also allows Turgeon to ride the hot hand depending on who's feeling it on any given night.
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I would have liked to see Karl ride his hot hand there... he typically does that with other guys, but McGee didn't get that chance.
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Time shared between Thole and Shoppach, and they will stick with the hot hand and play the percentages.
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Nate looked great tonight, so play the hot hand—not rocket science.
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After collecting on just 1 of 6 three-point attempts in YSU's 68-56 win at Georgia on Monday, Allen had the hot hand from behind the 3-point line.
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Morphology
The adjective 'hot' (doing well) signals success, so a learner who knows that sense will suspect the phrase refers to good performance; however, the noun 'hand' (often relating to cards or a turn) does not by itself make the idea of a sustained streak or period fully predictable. The expression is a metaphorical extension (from gambling/sports) and requires some idiomatic knowledge, so it is partially but not completely transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Hot hand comes from sports and games where a player or gambler felt their hand was very hot because every shot or bet kept working. That's why 'hot hand' means 'a streak of success'.