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hot and bothered



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Back in the 1850s the new study of thermodynamics—how, in part, temperature affects the way objects behave—had physicists hot and bothered.

From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2023

On the one hand, it's easy to imagine dogs getting just as hot and bothered as people do - lashing out in the only way they know how.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2023

There are plenty of scenes of Lulu tearing the Bronco’s seats to pieces and running away with Briggs in hot and bothered pursuit.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

But 2 billion years ago, the Moon was hot and bothered, spewing out vast pools of lava, based on an analysis of rocks returned last year by a Chinese spacecraft.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2021

Coke looked hot and bothered, as if he could have more than half wanted to retract his visit.

From Active Service by Crane, Stephen