hot on

idiom

informal
: strongly favoring or liking (something)
The company president is very hot on the idea of developing new products.

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Inflation remains too high, and the most recent Core Personal Consumption Expenditures measure of inflation — the Federal Reserve’s preferred metric — came in unexpectedly hot on Friday, March 28. Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Season 2, Episode 8 (which has the peculiar title ‘Sweet Vitriol’) is an odd bottle episode, hot on the heels of last week’s bottle episode. Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 The New York Yankees have reportedly been hot on the trail to acquire third baseman Nolan Arenado from the St. Louis Cardinals. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 That story came hot on the heels of the news that the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers, which already controls Leeds, is bidding for a majority stake in Rangers. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot on

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“Hot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20on. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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