blow hot and cold
Example Sentences
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Though their characters blow hot and cold, her scenes with Johnson in which their latent friendliness comes through are a pleasure to watch.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Earlier this month, Sir Keir said UK government policy towards China could not continue to blow "hot and cold".
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
Starmer promised Monday that his country's China policy would no longer blow "hot and cold".
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
Like a patient with a virus, incoming data appears to blow hot and cold at the same time.
From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2023
"I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath."
From Aesop's Fables by Aesop
