hot on
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6.1
- idiom
- Informal
:
entusiasmado por
- After reading the report, she became hot on the idea of starting her own business.
- hot on the trail
- hot on their heels
- hot on the idea
Well, I hope you stay hot on the Epstein trail.
- Well, I hope you stay hot on the Epstein trail.
- And and he said that Chelsea are really hot on Enzo Fernandez.
- So she's been hot on this trail for many, many years.
- So, so today America is in the lead, but but China as a country is is sort of hot on our tails.
Examples
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Well, we're hot on the trails of figuring it out.
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There is a reason your prospect was hot on you at first.
Blog text (5) -
So, so today America is in the lead, but but China as a country is is sort of hot on our tails.
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They're very hot on that.
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I'll wager anything you like that right this minute someone is hot on your trail.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now Huang is hot on the trail of what she thinks are three additional ZnTs.
Academic text (2002) -
Now, crack reporters Frank O'Hara and Eliza Gunn are hot on his trail.
Blog text (5) -
Stanley races down the lane—cops hot on his trail.
Fiction book (1994) -
If marketers and consumers alike are hot on user-generated content, it’s only natural we’re fostering presences on social media sites, and consumers are liking them.
Blog text (12) -
The researchers are hot on the trail of a breakthrough in renewable energy technology.
Synonyms
85
2.3
Very eager to do or try something
Antonyms
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'very enthusiastic about' is partially derivable because 'hot' can be used figuratively for strong interest or popularity and 'on' marks the target of that interest, so a learner who knows those figurative uses could infer the meaning. However the adjective+preposition pairing is somewhat idiomatic and relies on a non-literal use of 'hot', so it is not fully predictable for an average B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Hot on comes from the image of being hot, meaning full of energy, and being on something, like a dog on a trail that is eager to follow. So if someone is hot on an idea or a lead, they are 'very enthusiastic' and focused on going after it.