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English idiom: blow hot and cold #1 (permalink) Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:52 am   English idiom: blow hot and cold
 

Test No. incompl/inter-18 "Hot and Cold", question 2

You can never tell exactly what she is thinking because she very often ......... hot and cold over some topics.

(a) blows
(b) swings
(c) flies
(d) changes

Test No. incompl/inter-18 "Hot and Cold", answer 2

You can never tell exactly what she is thinking because she very often blows hot and cold over some topics.

Correct answer: (a) blows

Your answer was: correct
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why not use 'change hot and cold' instead of 'blow hot and cold' which inturn implies changing one's mood????

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Hot and cold #2 (permalink) Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:56 am   Hot and cold
 

Hi Sangeetha,

The accepted idiom is blow hot and cold.

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