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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The Oilers have won just 12 times since Jan. 30, leaving them in sixth place in the conference with the St. Louis Blues hot on their trail.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
This correspondence comes hot on the trail of the lawsuit taken out by the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) against the main tennis authorities.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The other team hot on their trail—Minnesota—has lost three of its last four.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Inflation remains too high, and the most recent Core Personal Consumption Expenditures measure of inflation — the Federal Reserve’s preferred metric — came in unexpectedly hot on Friday, March 28.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
This correspondence comes hot on the trail of the lawsuit taken out by the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) against the main tennis authorities.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The other team hot on their trail—Minnesota—has lost three of its last four.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Inflation remains too high, and the most recent Core Personal Consumption Expenditures measure of inflation — the Federal Reserve’s preferred metric — came in unexpectedly hot on Friday, March 28.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Hot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20on. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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