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put the heat on
Idioms and Phrases
see turn up the heat .Example Sentences
The 19-0 run — which matched Miami’s longest run of consecutive points all season, done two other times — put the Heat on top, turning an 11-6 deficit into an early 25-11 lead.
One national organization distributed mass mailers giving out her personal cellphone number and imploring people to use it to “put the heat on Danica Roem.”
The Journal report quoted a former Sinaloa cartel member as saying the pivot is an attempt to put the heat on the Jalisco cartel, a chief rival, though it also quoted U.S. officials as saying there was no indication that Sinaloa would stop fentanyl production.
Theoretically, it should put the Heat on schedule for Sunday’s game.
“You see that all the time with players trying to put the heat on the organization just trying to get a deal done,” Mooney said.
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