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have the hots for

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.

idiomatic, slang, transitive

Equivalents

Españolenconar
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Examples

“Whoa. Wait⟳ a minute, Doc. Are you trying to tell⟳ me that my mother has got the hots for me?”
“I met this chick and she just moved right up the block⟳ from me / And uh, she got the hots for me”
““How was Hubertus? Bernard thought he might have⟳ the hots for you, to put⟳ it bluntly.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

have the last laugh have the laugh on one's side have the law of have the painters in have the pas of someone have the pleasure

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