"hot as fire" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-hot as fire.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English hote as fire. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hote as fire}} Middle English hote as fire Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=hot as fire}} hot as fire
  1. (simile) Very hot
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