"Hot" is a situation to stay away from, as in a "hot potato," or a newspaper editor shying from a story that's "too hot to handle," because it will ruffle the wrong feathers. A "hot mess" is …

May 23, 2017 · Hottie is still bandied about on campus by not-quite-with-it seniors, and a hot minute is defined as “a long time.” There is life left in the cleaned-up meaning of hot mess, …

Jul 27, 2016 · A pumpkin pie can be both hot (out of the oven) and spicy (due to the common inclusion of ingredients in its recipe such as cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, mace and cloves) but …

Jun 15, 2020 · Ooh ooh, ooh ooh Ooh ooh, ooh ooh You say you love me, I say you crazy We're nothing more than friends You're not my lover, more like a brother I known you since we were …

Aug 30, 2016 · To me the word implies a kind of clumsy dull-wittedness that comes from being sleepy, hot and bothered or drunk; not necessarily someone who is permanently stupid. I'd …

Jan 9, 2019 · This particular behavior is known from the zooligical sciences and accurately describes the "not to mess with" signal. From Encyclopaedia Britannica online, emphasis …

In my experience, referring to someone in an organization as "chief cook and bottle washer" has multiple possible meanings: person has a wide variety of duties in the organization person is …

Wayne Gretzky appears to be the earliest attributed source of this particular expression, although two older sports-related expression say much the same thing: "You can't score if you don't …

Sep 30, 2014 · "Hot mess" meaning and etymology. 4. Phrase meaning "North, but not directly North, from here" 5. Meaning ...

Nov 10, 2015 · Is there a verb for someone trying to avoid the question at hand by digressing. Or to mess up the answer so as to create confusion? Or to give a vague answer? (At the back of …