I know that this may be a hot potato, but have you been in
the hot seat recently? Or perhaps you have been hot under the collar because
some hothead got you all hot and bothered. Trust me, I'm not full
of hot air when I say this. Let's discuss Welcome to another Happy English
podcast, coming to you from New York City. And here's your English teacher,
Michael. All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's
Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. And this
is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven, twenty nine. Hot Idioms. I
love helping you learn idioms because they make your English conversation sound much more natural
and interesting. For today's English lesson, we're gonna look at six idioms that
contain the word hot. Now, listen to a conversation between two co workers
about a new policy in the office. Try to pay attention to the hot
idioms they are using. What are you so hot under the collar about?
I know this is kind of a hot potato, but the new dress code
policy it's so annoying. Oh that, don't worry about it. The boss
is usually full of hot air when he says things like that, So we're
not gonna be in the hot seat if we don't wear suits. Of course,
not any changes like that. Need to get the ok of the CEO,
and that's not gonna happen. So don't get all hot and bothered about
what the boss says. You're right, he's just a hot head sometimes.
Boy, am I glad I don't work in that office? All right,
let's tackle these idioms. A person who is hot under the collar is angry.
We usually say that someone is or gets hot under the collar. Jack's
wife was hot under the collar when he came home drunk at midnight last night.
Be careful, the boss is going to get hot under the collar if
you come to work late again. A hot potato Imagine that someone takes a
potato out of the oven and then starts passing it around the room. Nobody
wants to hold the potato or can hold the potato because it's too hot,
so they pass it on to the next person to try to get rid of
it. It's a hot potato. In conversation, a hot potato is a
sensitive or controversial issue or topic that many people try to avoid talking about.
Politicians all and avoid answering direct questions because many of the topics are a hot
potato. I don't want to talk to the boss about a raise because money
is a hot potato these days. When somebody says something that is nonsense,
or if you think that what they said is not true, you can say
that they are full of hot air. My friend Tommy told me that he
met a couple of movie stars when he was in Hollywood. But I think
he is just full of hot air. I called the company several times to
ask about a refund, but they kept giving me a lot of excuses.
I wonder why they are full of hot air. Sitting in a very hot
seat would be uncomfortable. In a similar way, when someone is facing strong
criticism, that's also an uncomfortable situation to be in. So in this situation
we can say that the person is in the hot seat. The accounting manager
was in the hot seat when the company president found out that there was money
missing from the company bank account. The former president is in the hot seat
because his taxes are being investigated. In a similar way, we say that
someone is in hot water, which means they are in a lot of trouble.
When you mentioned who you are in trouble with, use in hot water
with I was in hot water when I lost my passport while traveling overseas.
If Jack comes late to the office once more, he's going to be in
hot water with the boss. A person who is hot and bothered is annoyed
or upset about something. We often use to be hot and bothered about something.
The trains in this town are usually late, so it doesn't make sense
to get hot and bothered about it. Jack was hot and bothered this morning
because someone had parked in his reserved parking space. A person who is a
hot head has a bad temper or a short temper. In other words,
they easily get angry or upset. We usually say that someone is a hot
head. The new boss is very nice. She's not a hotthead like the
old boss was. Kim's boyfriend is such a hothead next time, Let's not
invite him to a party. Keep in mind, the best way to remember
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