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    Idiom: Hot On The Trail

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    hot on the trail 

    Meanings

    Synonym of hot on someone's heels

    Example Sentences

    1
    The detective was hot on the trail of the missing jewels.
    2
    The journalist was hot on the trail of the political scandal.
    3
    The hikers were hot on the trail of the hidden waterfall.
    4
    The police were hot on the trail of the bank robbers.
    5
    The researchers were hot on the trail of a cure for cancer.

    A-Z Proximities

    • hot desking
    • hot hand
    • hot off the presses
    • hot on
    • hot on someone's heels
    • hot on the trail
    • hot potato
    • hot stuff
    • hotter than a pistol
    • hot under the collar
    • hot water

    Similar Idioms

    • hot on the trail
    • blaze a trail
    • paper trail
    • sawdust trail
    • throw off the trail
    • blow hot and cold
    • boiling hot
    • full of hot air
    • hissing hot
    • hot air
    • hot and bothered
    • hot and cold
    • hot and heavy
    • hot desking
    • hot hand
    • hot off the presses
    • hot on
    • hot on someone's heels
    • hot potato
    • hot stuff

    Similar Phrases

    • cattle trail
    • chisholm trail
    • condensation trail
    • deer trail
    • iditarod trail
    • indian trail
    • trail bike
    • iditarod trail dog sled race
    • mountain trail
    • paper trail
    • santa fe trail
    • ski trail
    • trail boss
    • trail head
    • trail riding
    • hot cross bun
    • hot jazz
    • hot pants
    • hot-water bag
    • hot-water heater
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