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Caroline Tran
2020-12-11 04:12
In the heat of the moment phrase informal
She decided to break up with her boyfriend in the heat of the moment.
He couldn't remain calm and in the heat of the moment, yelled at my face.
Peter actually didn't mean to hurt you. He just said all those things in the heat of the moment.
The excitement and danger caused by taking part in activities, especially sports or entertainments
Express one's feelings of anger very strongly in spoken words
To look or glare very angrily at someone
to release your anger
1. To stimulate one's interest or excitement
2. To generate sexual desire in someone.
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The idiom has been used since the late 1900s.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
