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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In a state of agitated excitement, flustered, as in She was all hot and bothered before her big opening. [c. 1920]
American Heritage Idioms