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1 hotfoot
adverb (in a great hurry: He arrived hotfoot from the meeting.) naglo* * *[hɔtfut]1.adverbna vrat na nos, naglo;2.intransitive verb American to hotfoot it — pobrisati jo -
2 hot
[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) vroč2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) vroč3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) pekoč4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) vroč5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) svež•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes* * *I [hɔt]adjective ( hotly adverb)vroč; oster, pekoč, začinjen (jed); razgret, razvnet, strasten; figuratively oster, živ, kričeč (barva); razburjen, jezen; pohoten, vročekrven, ki se goni (žival); najnovejši (novica), svež (sled); slang odličen, izvrsten; opolzek (npr. gledališka igra); colloquially nevaren, neprijeten; American slang ukraden ali pretihotapljen; zasledovan (policijsko); radioaktiven; electrical pod električno napetostjo (žica); music ognjevit, hiterhot and hot — zelo vroč, naravnost s štedilnikalike a cat on hot bricks — nestrpen, kakor na trnjuin hot blood — v afektu, v hudem razburjenjuto be hot for ( —ali on) — biti zagledan v kaj, goreče kaj želeticolloquially hot under the collar — besen, razjarjento drop s.th. like a hot potato — naglo kaj izpustitia hot favourite — velik favorit, verjeten zmagovalecto get into hot water with s.o. — imeti s kom opravkafiguratively hot water — nesreča, težava, škripecto get hot over s.th. — razburiti se, razvneti seyou are getting hot — si blizu cilja, "vroče" (v igri)to make it hot for s.o. — podkuriti komuto strike while the iron is hot — kovati železo, dokler je vročeslang hot stuff — odličen, izvrsten, primahot on the track of — na sveži sledi, za petamihot temper — ognjevit temperament, vročekrvnostII [hɔt]adverbvroče, silno, močnoto give it s.o. hot — strogo koga kaznovati ali ozmerjatiIII [hɔt]transitive verb(zlasti British English) pogreti; American slang pognati v tek
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hotfoot — it … Thesaurus of popular words
hotfoot — ► ADVERB ▪ in eager haste. ► VERB (hotfoot it) ▪ hurry eagerly … English terms dictionary
hotfoot — ☆ ☆ hotfoot [hät′foot΄] adv. [ME hot fot] Informal in great haste vi. Informal to hurry; hasten n. pl. hotfoots the prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim s shoe and then lighting it ☆ hotfoot it Informal to… … English World dictionary
hotfoot it to — hotfoot it to/over/etc informal phrase to go somewhere fast and in a hurry Thesaurus: to move somewhere quicklysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
Hotfoot — Hot foot , adv. In haste; foothot. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hotfoot — [v] hurry barrel*, bolt, boogie*, burn rubber*, clip, dart, dash, fly, gallop, go like a bat out of hell*, hightail it*, hurtle, make haste, race, run, scoot*, speed, sprint, streak, tear*, zip*, zoom; concept 150 Ant. dawdle … New thesaurus
hotfoot — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. Informal. To leave hastily: bolt, get out, run. Informal: clear out, get, skedaddle. Slang: hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it, make tracks. See APPROACH. 2. Informal. To move swiftly … English dictionary for students
hotfoot — hot|foot1 [ hat,fut ] adverb BRITISH very fast and in a hurry hotfoot hot|foot 2 [ hat,fut ] verb hotfoot it to/over etc. INFORMAL to go somewhere fast and in a hurry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hotfoot — 1 adverb informal moving fast and eagerly: We ran hotfoot to the scene of the accident. 2 verb hotfoot it informal to walk or run quickly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hotfoot — hot•foot [[t]ˈhɒtˌfʊt[/t]] n. pl. foots, 1) a practical joke in which a match is inserted surreptitiously in the victim s shoe and then lighted 2) cvb to go in great haste (often fol. by it): to hotfoot it to the bank[/ex] 3) in haste: to run… … From formal English to slang
hotfoot — /ˈhɒtfʊt / (say hotfoot) verb (i) Also, hotfoot it. 1. to move with great speed. –adverb 2. with great speed. –noun 3. US a practical joke in which a match is inserted in the side of a person s shoe and lit …