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ran hot and cold

ran hot and cold is the simple past of run hot and cold.

Meaning of run hot and cold

Verb

run hot and cold (third-person singular simple present runs hot and cold, present participle running hot and cold, simple past ran hot and cold, past participle run hot and cold)

  1. (idiomatic) To alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.
    • Henrietta's feelings for Delbert run hot and cold—one minute she's hopelessly in love with him, and the next she can't stand the sight of him.

Questions about ran hot and cold

What is ran hot and cold the simple past of?
Ran hot and cold is the simple past of run hot and cold.

Words near ran hot and cold in the dictionary

  1. ran game
  2. ran game on
  3. ran hands
  4. ran high
  5. ran hot
  6. ran hot and cold
  7. ran in
  8. ran in the family
  9. ran in with
  10. ran interference
  11. ran into

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