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came in hot

came in hot is the simple past of come in hot.

Meaning of come in hot

Verb

come in hot (third-person singular simple present comes in hot, present participle coming in hot, simple past came in hot, past participle come in hot)

  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, informal) To enter a scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.
    • The chopper came in hot, with guns blazing.
  2. (Canada, US, broadly, figuratively, informal) To approach a situation in a state of anger and tension.
    • I came in hot after a hard day at work and said some things I didn't mean.

Questions about came in hot

What is came in hot the simple past of?
Came in hot is the simple past of come in hot.

Words near came in hot in the dictionary

  1. came home to roost
  2. came in
  3. came in for
  4. came in from the cold
  5. came in handy
  6. came in hot
  7. came in useful
  8. came into
  9. came into being
  10. came into force
  11. came into one's own

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