hot\ and\ heavy

hot\ and\ heavy
adv. phr. informal
Strongly; vigorously; emphatically.

Fred got it hot and heavy when his wife found out how much he had lost at cards.

The partners had a hot and heavy argument before deciding to enlarge their store.


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