When the scandal broke, everyone started dropping like a hot potato, leaving the team in chaos.

When the sun sets, the temperature drops like a hot brick, forcing us to light a fire.

At the first hint of scandal, the senator drops like a hot potato.

When the scandal surfaced, donors were quick to drop like a hot brick all ties to the campaign.

He warned that missing the audit would bring a devil to pay and a no pitch hot down on the entire department.

She paced the waiting room like a cat on a hot tin roof, worrying over every little detail before her presentation.

I spent a sunny afternoon exploring the historic homes in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente and chatting with longtime residents.

He cut through the paperwork like a hot knife through butter, finishing the whole stack in an hour.

When the deputies arrested him, he resigned himself to three hots and a cot while awaiting trial.

He described the encounter like throwing a hot dog down a hallway, using the crude simile to boast about it.