Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story.
With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away.
The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left-handed pitcher.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hot pursuit — noun pursuit of someone in order to apprehend him, especially across a border … Wiktionary
in hot pursuit of something — in hot pursuit (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left… … New idioms dictionary
in hot pursuit of — in hot pursuit (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left… … New idioms dictionary
in hot pursuit — (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left handed pitcher.… … New idioms dictionary
in hot pursuit — if you are in hot pursuit of someone or something, you are following closely behind them and trying hard to catch them. The gang fled from the scene of the crime with the police in hot pursuit. Jean immediately jumped into her car and set off in… … New idioms dictionary
hot — [ hat ] adjective *** ▸ 1 very high in temperature ▸ 2 food: with spices ▸ 3 involving strong emotion ▸ 4 exciting and interesting ▸ 5 very good/skillful/lucky ▸ 6 difficult/dangerous ▸ 7 involving sex ▸ 8 determined to do something ▸ 9 busy ▸ 10 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
in hot pursuit — Pursuing at full speed • • • Main Entry: ↑hot * * * in hot pursuit phrase chasing someone in a very determined way Thesaurus: to chase someonesynonym Main entry: hot … Useful english dictionary
hot — hot1 W2S1 [hɔt US ha:t] adj comparative hotter superlative hottest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(high temperature)¦ 2¦(spicy)¦ 3¦(very popular/fashionable)¦ 4¦(good)¦ 5¦(sexy)¦ 6¦(difficult/dangerous)¦ 7 a hot issue/topic etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
hot — 1 adjective hotter, hottest HIGH TEMPERATURE 1 WEATHER/FOOD/LIQUID ETC having a high temperature: It s too hot in here shall I open a window? | a nice hot bath | How hot is the water? | the hottest summer I can remember | hot countries | red hot… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pursuit — [[t]pə(r)sju͟ːt, AM su͟ːt[/t]] pursuits 1) N UNCOUNT: N of n, oft in N of n Your pursuit of something is your attempts at achieving it. If you do something in pursuit of a particular result, you do it in order to achieve that result. ...a young… … English dictionary
