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
Murtagh-Irish
Ashbey['aʃbi]
Armour['a:mə]
Catrina-Irish, Scottish
FridtjofFRIT-shof (Swedish), FRIT-yof (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Mis'id-Arabic