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Meaning of turn up the heat | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn up, heat.
  2. To increase the intensity of activity or discomfort.
    idiomatic

Examples

“The discovery of a third batch of unsecured documents in a third location is turning up the heat on the White House.”
“For Firefighter Joseph Ceravolo, President Obama turned up the heat, so to speak, even before he sat down to an early lunch on Thursday.”

CEFR level

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

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