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the heat is on

the heat is on phrase: a situation has reached a point of great commotion, energy, or activity.

Phrase

the heat is on

  1. A situation has reached a point of great commotion, energy, or activity.

Questions about the heat is on

What does the heat is on mean?
The heat is on means a situation has reached a point of great commotion, energy, or activity.
What part of speech is the heat is on?
The heat is on is a phrase.

Words near the heat is on in the dictionary

  1. The Havens
  2. the head fred
  3. The Heart
  4. the heart wants what it wants
  5. the heart wants what the heart wants
  6. the heat is on
  7. the heavens open
  8. the heck
  9. the heck out of
  10. the hell
  11. the hell out of

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