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词汇 the heat is on
释义
Idiom
the heat is on
if the heat is on, you are very busy or in a difficult situation.
There are only 3 weeks left before the deadline, so the heat is on.
idiomthe heat is onused in order to say that a situation is very difficult, especially because people are criticizing you or expecting you to do something:When the heat is on at work, make sure that you still manage to eat reasonably good meals, at normal times.Next day the protesters arrived at the site of the new power station, and the heat was on.opposite the heat is off: We knew that we couldn't get to the final, so the heat was off, and we played better.
Note These idioms were first used by criminals talking about the police, whom they called 'the heat'. If the police were looking for them, then the heat was on. When the police were not looking for them the heat was off.

the heat is on

The pressure in a situation is high; the urgency to do something has reached a very high level. We've only got two more weeks until the deadline, and we're down three staff members, so the heat is on to get this project finished. The heat is on for the agency now that the scandal has made headlines.

the heat is on

If the heat is on, there is a lot of pressure to do or achieve something. What makes an Olympic champion is the ability to perform when the heat is on. When the heat was on, we kept going just that little bit better than our rivals.
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