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Idiom: Hot And Cold

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Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.

Example: "They went hot and cold about the proposal for a whole year, before finally saying no."

Example Sentences

1
He's playing hot and cold with me – he seemed to like me, now he's suddenly avoiding me.
2
She's been running hot and cold on the idea of starting her own business.
3
The weather has been playing hot and cold lately – it's warm one day and freezing the next.
4
I can never tell if she actually likes my jokes or if she's just giving me the hot and cold treatment.
5
His attitude towards the project has been hot and cold – sometimes he's really enthusiastic, other times he seems uninterested.

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