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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But Arch Bug is hot on their heels — will the make it?
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
News round-up Another high-profile name is about to walk off into the sunset at Inter Miami, hot on the heels of Sergio Busquets.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Struggling to survive in Prohibition Chicago, with the police on their tail and an Irish assassin hot on their tracks, the women resort to crime, selling bootleg liquor to the Irish mob.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Also setting the music world on fire this year is Amyl and The Sniffers, who are hot on the trail with six nominations, including chances for best group and album of the year, for their third studio effort, Cartoon Darkness.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
News round-up Another high-profile name is about to walk off into the sunset at Inter Miami, hot on the heels of Sergio Busquets.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Struggling to survive in Prohibition Chicago, with the police on their tail and an Irish assassin hot on their tracks, the women resort to crime, selling bootleg liquor to the Irish mob.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Also setting the music world on fire this year is Amyl and The Sniffers, who are hot on the trail with six nominations, including chances for best group and album of the year, for their third studio effort, Cartoon Darkness.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Hot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20on. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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