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Difference between Hotter than a pistol and Hotter than blazes

admin Confusing Phrases

hotter than a pistol—(coll.) said of a person or thing that is very popular:

  • Radios were hotter than a pistol. Shimek’s still sells radios as well as televisions and sound equipment.

hotter than blazes —(coll.) is used to hyperbolically designate smth. very hot:

  1. Now Djibouti is hotter than you can imagine. Humid, hot, hot as blazes, hotter than blazes.