beat the heat

idiom

: to remain cool in hot weather
His favorite way of beating the heat is to have a couple of cold beers.

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Like Phoenix residents heading up to Flagstaff on a summer weekend, some desert mammals’ strategy to beat the heat is to simply move to a cooler place. John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The weather on Thursday, with sunny and clear skies seen from Mussel Rock Park, was perfect to beat the heat wave in most of the Bay Area. Ray Chavez, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025 Fans are a good summer accessory to beat the heat, and gusts of wind can blow the bugs away. Sharon Liao, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025 In order to beat the heat last Saturday night Williams took Roc into the subway system. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beat the heat

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“Beat the heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20the%20heat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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