Make It Hot For (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make It Hot For (someone) Idiom mean?

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make it hot for (someone) What does make it hot for (someone) mean?	make things difficult for someone	The questions from the reporters were making it hot for the city council member.
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struggle to the death What does "struggle to the death" mean?	a bitter struggle either to success or failure	The lion and the tiger were engaged in a struggle to the death.
clean up one's act What does "clean up one's act" mean?	to improve one's performance	The mayor will have to clean up his act if he wants to get elected again.
can't do anything with (someone or something) What does "can't do anything with (someone or something)" mean?	to be unable to manage or control someone or something	My sister is always complaining that she can't do anything with her daughter.
burst onto the scene What does "burst onto the scene" mean?	to appear suddenly in some location	The young singer burst onto the scene when she was a teenager.
Q-sign What does "Q-sign" mean?	comatose patient with mouth open and tongue hanging out
not lay a finger/hand on (someone) What does "not lay a finger/hand on (someone)" mean?	not touch someone, not do something to someone	The man was told by the police never to lay a finger on his wife again.

ham it up What does "ham it up" mean?	do something silly or try to exaggerate something in a funny way	I was hamming it up with my friend in front of the principal's office.
get one's sea legs What does "get one's sea legs" mean?	to become accustomed to a ship moving at sea, to become accustomed to something in general	After a few days at the new job I was able to get my sea legs.
phat What does "phat" mean?	something extremely good
Big hitter What does "Big hitter" mean?	A big hitter is someone who commands a lot of respect and is very important in their field.
catch some Zs What does "catch some Zs" mean?	sleep for a while; take a nap.	"You look tired, John. Why don't you catch someZs?"

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Make It Hot For (someone) Idiom