hot as blazes



hot as blazes

Also, hot as hell. Extremely warm, as in It was hot as blazes in that room, or I'm hot as hell and would love a cold shower. The first of these hyperbolic similes dates from the mid-1800s, the second from the early 1900s.
See also: blaze, hot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RaeburnRAY-bərnEnglish (Rare)
RÁHel-Hungarian
Kwabena-Western African, Akan
Macariamah-KAH-ryahSpanish
Kichirokee-chee-ṙo:Japanese
Capricia-English (Rare)