feel the heat/cold
idiom
: to be bothered by hot/cold weather
I'm the kind of person who really feels the heat/cold.
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Everyone’s starting to feel the heat—of both the rising temperatures and the latest tariff edicts.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
In other words, China’s entire 425-million-strong blue-collar class will feel the heat regardless of whether their line of work is directly exposed to trade wars.
—Shuli Ren, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
Here are five ways climate tech could feel the heat
The global trading system was upended overnight as Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ trade policy came into force on Wednesday, April 2.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Some Republicans are starting to feel the heat from the DOGE cuts back home.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
In other words, China’s entire 425-million-strong blue-collar class will feel the heat regardless of whether their line of work is directly exposed to trade wars.
—Shuli Ren, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
Here are five ways climate tech could feel the heat
The global trading system was upended overnight as Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ trade policy came into force on Wednesday, April 2.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Some Republicans are starting to feel the heat from the DOGE cuts back home.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Feel the heat/cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20the%20heat%2Fcold. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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