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hot on the trail

hot on the trail adjective: synonym of hot on someone's heels.

Adjective

hot on the trail (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of hot on someone's heels.

Synonyms of hot on the trail

Questions about hot on the trail

What does hot on the trail mean?
Hot on the trail means synonym of hot on someone's heels.
What part of speech is hot on the trail?
Hot on the trail is an adjective.

Words near hot on the trail in the dictionary

  1. hot nickel
  2. hot off the press
  3. hot off the presses
  4. hot on
  5. hot on someone's heels
  6. hot on the trail
  7. hot panted
  8. hot pants
  9. hot particle
  10. hot particles
  11. hot patch

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