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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Nina sort of hurls the question of authenticity back to the foreign tastemakers hot on her heels.
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Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
In Crime 101, Chris Hemsworth as Mike Davis leads his largest heist yet, while Mark Ruffalo’s Detective Lou Lubesnick is hot on his trail.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Hemsworth stars as a prolific jewel thief, while Ruffalo plays the detective hot on his trail.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, a priest (Christoph Waltz) is hot on Dracul’s heels, hoping to destroy him and break the curse of vampirism he’s placed on every person he’s turned into a vampire.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
In Crime 101, Chris Hemsworth as Mike Davis leads his largest heist yet, while Mark Ruffalo’s Detective Lou Lubesnick is hot on his trail.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Hemsworth stars as a prolific jewel thief, while Ruffalo plays the detective hot on his trail.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, a priest (Christoph Waltz) is hot on Dracul’s heels, hoping to destroy him and break the curse of vampirism he’s placed on every person he’s turned into a vampire.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Hot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20on. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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