blow hot and cold

Example Sentences

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Starmer promised Monday that his country's China policy would no longer blow "hot and cold".

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

There are some who rate series not only from season to season but episode to episode, as a sports fan might blow hot and cold on a team from play to play.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Like a patient with a virus, incoming data appears to blow hot and cold at the same time.

From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2023

Watford, who blow hot and cold too often, remain three points off safety.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2022

How can I make a calculation if you blow hot and cold?

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis