piping hot

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B1

Post

Example

“The waiter brought us bowls of piping hot tomato soup.”

Dictionary details

Component words

hot

Tags

food

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

sell like hot cakes Neutral · CEFR B1

to be bought rapidly and in great numbers because many people want it

hot under the collar Neutral · CEFR B2

noticeably irritated or angry

have a sweet tooth Informal · CEFR A2

To have a strong liking for sugary food.

someone's bread and butter Informal · CEFR B2

the main source of someone's income or basic work

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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