run hot and cold



run hot and cold

To vacillate between two opposing or starkly different states, opinions, or behaviors. Dan: "So, how are things going between you and Mallory?" Sarah: "Hard to tell. She runs hot and cold one day to the next, so I can never tell how she really feels!" The boss has been running hot and cold about whether or not we're going through with this project. I wish she would just make a decision!
See also: and, cold, hot, run

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Babbie['bæbi]
Jasmina-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
HjalmarYAHL-mahr (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Elin['elin]
LudĚK-Czech
SuseZOO-zəGerman