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 outcome of the trial comes hot on the heels of success elsewhere.
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Sam Hudson, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The singers’ first No. 1 on a Billboard chart arrives hot on the heels of their first-ever joint tour, JUNTOS 2025, which launched October 2024 in Mexico.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 9 June 2025
Four pitches into the game, Tucker showed why college recruiters and MLB scouts are hot on his trail.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The Nemesis: Relentless MI6 agent Bianca Pullman (Lashana Lynch) is hot on the Jackal’s trail — and almost gets him.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
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Sam Hudson, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The singers’ first No. 1 on a Billboard chart arrives hot on the heels of their first-ever joint tour, JUNTOS 2025, which launched October 2024 in Mexico.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 9 June 2025
Four pitches into the game, Tucker showed why college recruiters and MLB scouts are hot on his trail.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The Nemesis: Relentless MI6 agent Bianca Pullman (Lashana Lynch) is hot on the Jackal’s trail — and almost gets him.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
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“Hot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20on. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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