Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Brewers > H Brewer's: Hot I'll make the place too hot to hold him. (See Talus.) I'll give it him hot and strong. I'll rate him most soundly and severely. Liquor very hot and strong takes one's breath away, and is apt to choke one. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hot CocklesHostler A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? The Twelve Dancing Princesses Current Events This Week: January 2023 African Americans by the Numbers Andersen's Fairy Tales: Contents The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: catalpa Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language
I'll make the place too hot to hold him. (See Talus.) I'll give it him hot and strong. I'll rate him most soundly and severely. Liquor very hot and strong takes one's breath away, and is apt to choke one. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hot CocklesHostler A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language