too hot to hold

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Definition of too hot to hold in English English dictionary

A place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed

He made England too hot to hold him, fled to Central America, and died there in 1876 of yellow fever..

Turkish pronunciation

tu hät tı hōld

Pronunciation

/ˈto͞o ˈhät tə ˈhōld/ /ˈtuː ˈhɑːt tə ˈhoʊld/

Etymology

() Hot items are stolen goods.