the heat

noun

: pressure to do something

The administration is putting the heat on legislators to approve the tax bill.

She's at her best when the heat is on with tight deadlines.

The company has turned up the heat on its employees to finish the job quickly.

Note: The expression if you can't stand/take the heat, get out of the kitchen means that you should not try to do a difficult job if you cannot deal with the pressure and problems that are part of the job.

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Avoid placing them near or on top of air registers, as the heat could end up shrinking or drying out the material. —

Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025 As my body collapsed, the heat was causing utility lines to melt and roads to warp along the West Coast. —

Jordan Thomas, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025 When boiling water, the heat causes those minerals to precipitate into a white, chalky deposit inside the kettle known as limescale buildup. —

Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025 Helping douse the heat on head coach Nick Sirianni, Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards in the regular season, almost eclipsing Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record. —

Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the heat