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turn up the heat

turn up the heat verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn up, heat.

Verb

turn up the heat (third-person singular simple present turns up the heat, present participle turning up the heat, simple past and past participle turned up the heat)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn up, heat.
  2. (idiomatic) To increase the intensity of activity or discomfort.
    • The discovery of a third batch of unsecured documents in a third location is turning up the heat on the White House.
    • For Firefighter Joseph Ceravolo, President Obama turned up the heat, so to speak, even before he sat down to an early lunch on Thursday.2011 May 5, James Barron, Colin Moynihan, “Obama Visits Firehouse in Midtown Manhattan”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Nov 2011

turn up the heat meaning in Bengali

turn up the heat in Bengali

কাজ, অস্বস্তির তীব্রতা বৃদ্ধি করা

Forms of turn up the heat

third-person singular presentturns up the heat
present participleturning up the heat
past participleturned up the heat
pastturned up the heat
alternative UKturn on the heat

Questions about turn up the heat

What does turn up the heat mean?
Turn up the heat means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn up, heat.
What is turn up the heat in Bengali?
Turn up the heat in Bengali is কাজ, অস্বস্তির তীব্রতা বৃদ্ধি করা. See Turn up the heat meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is turn up the heat?
Turn up the heat is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn up the heat?
The past tense of turn up the heat is turned up the heat.

Words near turn up the heat in the dictionary

  1. turn up for the book
  2. turn up for the books
  3. turn up missing
  4. turn up one's nose
  5. turn up one's toes
  6. turn up the heat
  7. turn up the volume on
  8. turn up trumps
  9. turn upon
  10. turn ups
  11. turn ups for the book

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