hot on something's heels

Look at other dictionaries:

• on someone's or something's heels — 1 ◇ If you are (close/hard/hot) on someone s or something s heels, you are chasing or following that person or thing very closely. The police were hot on his heels. 2 ◇ If something comes or follows close/hard/hot on something s heels or… …   Useful english dictionary

• hard on something's heels — (hard/hot) on sb s/sth s ˈheels idiom very close behind sb/sth; very soon after sth • News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures. • He ran ahead, with the others hot on his heels Main entry: ↑heel …   Useful english dictionary

• hot — [ hat ] adjective *** ▸ 1 very high in temperature ▸ 2 food: with spices ▸ 3 involving strong emotion ▸ 4 exciting and interesting ▸ 5 very good/skillful/lucky ▸ 6 difficult/dangerous ▸ 7 involving sex ▸ 8 determined to do something ▸ 9 busy ▸ 10 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• on something's heels — (hard/hot) on sb s/sth s ˈheels idiom very close behind sb/sth; very soon after sth • News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures. • He ran ahead, with the others hot on his heels Main entry: ↑heel …   Useful english dictionary

• hot — hot1 W2S1 [hɔt US ha:t] adj comparative hotter superlative hottest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(high temperature)¦ 2¦(spicy)¦ 3¦(very popular/fashionable)¦ 4¦(good)¦ 5¦(sexy)¦ 6¦(difficult/dangerous)¦ 7 a hot issue/topic etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hot — 1 adjective hotter, hottest HIGH TEMPERATURE 1 WEATHER/FOOD/LIQUID ETC having a high temperature: It s too hot in here shall I open a window? | a nice hot bath | How hot is the water? | the hottest summer I can remember | hot countries | red hot… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hot — I UK [hɒt] / US [hɑt] adjective Word forms hot : adjective hot comparative hotter superlative hottest *** Other ways of saying hot: tepid almost cold: used especially of liquids: a mouthful of tepid coffee lukewarm only slightly hot: used… …   English dictionary

• hot on the heels of (something) — hard/hot on the heels of (something) if something comes hard on the heels of something else, it happens very soon after it. A film contract came hard on the heels of the success of their first album …   New idioms dictionary

• hot — adjective (hotter, hottest) 1》 having a high temperature.     ↘feeling or producing an uncomfortable sensation of heat.     ↘(of food) causing a burning sensation in the mouth.     ↘informal (of an electric circuit) at a high voltage; live.… …   English new terms dictionary

• hot on the heels of — arriving or happening very close behind someone or something …   English dictionary