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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Try one of the daily specials, such as the roasted turkey breast and cheddar cheese served hot on a croissant with chipotle mayo.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
The petition comes hot on the heels of a tongue-in-cheek open letter IFC, the indie studio behind the film, wrote to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science back in October, that called for Indy to earn an Oscar nomination.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Cast-iron Dutch oven Le Creuset and Staub are always neck-in-neck in the race to be the best Dutch oven, but some BA staffers think Made In's cooker is hot on their heels.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
And whatever the case, Alphabet shares are starting to run quite hot on a technical basis.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
The petition comes hot on the heels of a tongue-in-cheek open letter IFC, the indie studio behind the film, wrote to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science back in October, that called for Indy to earn an Oscar nomination.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Cast-iron Dutch oven Le Creuset and Staub are always neck-in-neck in the race to be the best Dutch oven, but some BA staffers think Made In's cooker is hot on their heels.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
And whatever the case, Alphabet shares are starting to run quite hot on a technical basis.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Hot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20on. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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