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come in hot

come in hot verb: to enter a scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.

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.

Forms of come in hot

third-person singular presentcomes in hot
present participlecoming in hot
pastcame in hot
past participlecome in hot

Questions about come in hot

What does come in hot mean?
Come in hot means to enter a scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.
What part of speech is come in hot?
Come in hot is a verb.
What is the past tense of come in hot?
The past tense of come in hot is came in hot.

Words near come in hot in the dictionary

  1. come home to roost
  2. come in
  3. come in for
  4. come in from the cold
  5. come in handy
  6. come in hot
  7. come in use
  8. come in useful
  9. come into
  10. come into being
  11. come into effect

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