English Dictionary

hotter than a pistol

形容詞

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(set phrase) Very hot. / (idiomatic, chiefly US, Canada) Exceptionally popular, productive, or marketable.

日本語の意味

非常に暑い、極めて熱い / （俗語的に）非常に魅力的、人気があり、生産性や市場性が非常に高い

The chili she cooked was hotter than a pistol, and everyone reached for water.

彼女が作ったチリはものすごく熱くて、みんなが水を手に取りました。

意味（1）

(set phrase) Very hot.

Warm day out there on the highway. . . . It's only June. By the Fourth it'll be hotter than a pistol around here.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, chiefly US, Canada) Exceptionally popular, productive, or marketable.

Carl Perkins and I were in Amory, Mississippi, with Elvis. Now Elvis, of course, was hotter than a pistol. He had his second record out.