hot on
idiom
informal
: strongly favoring or liking (something)
The company president is very hot on the idea of developing new products.
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The victory came hot on the heels of the Berlinale Grand Jury Prize win for Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail, a dystopian drama about a 77-year-old retiree’s life-changing journey through the Amazon rainforest.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Newsom’s proposal comes hot on the heels of Trump’s bombshell plan for Hollywood, which would slap heavy tariffs on films produced outside the States.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 May 2025
Outsiders had been hot on graffiti at the same time as Wong was, but none had a more ardent or abiding interest.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Universal is clearly hot on the live-action How to Train Your Dragon, as the full film — focusing on Hiccup befriending the dragon Toothless — screened earlier Wednesday for CinemaCon attendees.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Newsom’s proposal comes hot on the heels of Trump’s bombshell plan for Hollywood, which would slap heavy tariffs on films produced outside the States.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 May 2025
Outsiders had been hot on graffiti at the same time as Wong was, but none had a more ardent or abiding interest.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Universal is clearly hot on the live-action How to Train Your Dragon, as the full film — focusing on Hiccup befriending the dragon Toothless — screened earlier Wednesday for CinemaCon attendees.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Hot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20on. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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