put the heat on (someone) — 1. to try to force or persuade someone to do something. Environmental groups are putting the heat on the government to stop pollution from power stations. (usually + to do something) 2. if you put the heat on someone who is competing with you,… … New idioms dictionary
put the heat on — cause someone to feel pressure or stress The cops put the heat on them by asking a lot of questions … English idioms
turn up the heat — (on sb/sth) (also put the heat on sb) ► to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want: »OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further. Main Entry: ↑heat … Financial and business terms
turn up the heat on sb — turn up the heat (on sb/sth) (also put the heat on sb) ► to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want: »OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further. Main Entry: ↑heat … Financial and business terms
put the heat on someone — Go to put the crews on someone … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
In the Heat of the Night (TV series) — Infobox television show name = In the Heat of the Night executive producers = Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett, David Moessinger, and Carroll O Connor format = Crime / Drama runtime = 60 minutes per episode creator = James Lee Barrett starring =… … Wikipedia
turn up the heat on sb/sth — turn up the heat (on sb/sth) (also put the heat on sb) ► to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want: »OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further. Main Entry: ↑heat … Financial and business terms
turn up the heat on sth — turn up the heat (on sb/sth) (also put the heat on sb) ► to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want: »OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further. Main Entry: ↑heat … Financial and business terms
turn on/up the heat — If you turn on or up the heat on someone, you put pressure on them in order to obtain what you want. If the goods are not delivered this week, we ll have to turn up the heat … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
heat — heat1 [ hit ] noun *** ▸ 1 hot quality ▸ 2 part of competition ▸ 3 in physics ▸ 4 strong feeling/anger ▸ 5 pressure and criticism ▸ 6 for making building warm ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the quality of being hot, or how hot something is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heat — I UK [hiːt] / US [hɪt] noun Word forms heat : singular heat plural heats *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the quality of being hot, or the degree to which something is hot These paints can withstand heat up to 200 degrees. The firefighters were… … English dictionary
