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(intransitive, idiomatic) To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

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blow hot and cold

Source Word

blow hot and cold

Verb

idiomatic intransitive

(intransitive, idiomatic) To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

Japanese Meaning

意見や感情において一貫性なく振る舞うこと / 極端な状態（例えば、熱いものと冷たいもの）の間で揺れ動くように態度が変わること / ためらいや躊躇が見られる、不安定な行動を取ること

She tends to blow hot and cold about moving abroad, sometimes excited one day and doubtful the next.

彼女は海外移住について態度がコロコロ変わりやすく、ある日は乗り気でも次の日にはためらうことがある。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, idiomatic) To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

He blows hot and cold. He will speak for or against.

blows hot and cold

（ present singular third-person ）

blowing hot and cold

（ participle present ）

blew hot and cold

（ past ）

blown hot and cold

（ participle past ）