- heat of the moment
- momentary excitement, momentary intensity or passion
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
heat of the moment
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Heat of the Moment — Infobox Single Name = Heat of the Moment Artist = Asia from Album = Asia Released = April 1982 Format = LP/CS Recorded = 1982 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 3:53 Label = Geffen Records Producer = Mike Stone Chart position = * #1 (US Mainstream … Wikipedia
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in the heat of the moment — While subject to passion and without pausing to think • • • Main Entry: ↑heat * * * in the heat of the moment phrase at a time when you are too angry or excited to think carefully We both said things we didn’t mean in the heat of the moment.… … Useful english dictionary
in the heat of the moment — If you say or do something in the heat of the moment, you say or do it without pausing to think, at a time when you are experiencing unusually strong emotions such as anger, excitement, etc. I was so angry that in the heat of the moment I… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
in the heat of the moment — if you say or do something in the heat of the moment, you say or do it without thinking because you are angry or excited. Frank doesn t hate you. He just said that in the heat of the moment … New idioms dictionary
in the heat of the moment — ► in the heat of the moment while temporarily angry or excited and without stopping for thought. Main Entry: ↑heat … English terms dictionary
in the heat of the moment — at a time when you are too angry or excited to think carefully We both said things we didn t mean in the heat of the moment … English dictionary
in the heat of the moment — during a peak moment, during the climax of a situation … English contemporary dictionary
in the heat of the moment — while temporarily angry or excited and without stopping to think. → heat … English new terms dictionary
heat — ► NOUN 1) the quality of being hot; high temperature. 2) heat seen as a form of energy arising from the random motion of molecules. 3) a source or level of heat for cooking. 4) intensity of feeling, especially of anger or excitement. 5) (the… … English terms dictionary
