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too hot to handle

too hot to handle adjective: an individual or situation that is too dangerous, difficult, or extreme that others do not wish to be involved with.

Adjective

too hot to handle (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) An individual or situation that is too dangerous, difficult, or extreme that others do not wish to be involved with.

Questions about too hot to handle

What does too hot to handle mean?
Too hot to handle means an individual or situation that is too dangerous, difficult, or extreme that others do not wish to be involved with.
What part of speech is too hot to handle?
Too hot to handle is an adjective.

Words near too hot to handle in the dictionary

  1. too good for this world
  2. too good to be true
  3. too good to last
  4. too hard basket
  5. too hard baskets
  6. too hot to handle
  7. too hot to hold
  8. too late
  9. too little, too late
  10. too long; didn't read
  11. too many

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