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hot and bothered

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hot and bothered

 

1. Fig. excited; anxious. Now don't get hot and bothered. Take it easy. John is hot and bothered about the tax increase.

2. Fig. amorous; interested in romance or sex. John gets hot and bothered whenever Mary comes into the room. The dog seems hot and bothered. I think it's that time of the year again.

See also: and, bother, hot

hot and bothered

angry and excited Dad gets all hot and bothered if someone parks in his parking space.

See also: and, bother, hot

(all) hot and bothered

  (informal)

worried or angry, and sometimes physically hot Dad gets all hot and bothered if someone parks in his parking space.

See also: and, bother, hot

hot and bothered

In a state of agitated excitement, flustered, as in She was all hot and bothered before her big opening. [c. 1920]

See also: and, bother, hot

hot and bothered

Informal

In a state of agitated excitement; flustered: all hot and bothered before the opening performance.

See also: and, bother, hot