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hot and heavy

ADJECTIVE
in an intense manner
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“It feels so hot and heavy, like that ‘Ohmigod, you’re my best friend,’ when you move into your college dorm and meet new friends,” said Santorelli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Even Colin Farrell's painful months spent in a hot and heavy bodysuit and under acres of prosthetics for Batman spin-off The Penguin were no match for it.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

My understanding of it was a slow burn, quite the opposite of the hot and heavy conversion experiences I was familiar with, having grown up Christian in Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

The fundraising emails have been coming out hot and heavy.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2022

A shadow now lay round the edge of sight, a dark haze above which the upper sky was like a blue cap, hot and heavy.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien