Be too hot to handle In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be too hot to handle", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-12-10 08:12

Meaning of Be too hot to handle

Be too hot to handle American British verb phrase

If you say that someone or something is too hot to handle, you mean that they are too difficult or dangerous to cope with.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an issue that's too hot to handle in the world.

The thieves are too hot to handle, so the government has imposed strict laws on this.

Many experts admitted that cyberbullying was too hot to handle in this digital age.

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To be difficult, troublesome, or unpleasant for someone; to be to someone's disadvantage.

Grammar and Usage of Be too hot to handle

Verb Forms

  • is/are too hot to handle
  • was/were too hot to handle
  • been too hot to handle
  • being too hot to handle

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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