How to Pronounce "run hot and cold"
expression
RUN HOT and/uhnd KOHLD
run HOT and KOHLD
Definition
To keep changing your feelings, opinions, or behavior, especially becoming interested or friendly and then suddenly not. Often used about relationships or attitudes.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹən/ /ˈhɑt/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈkoʊɫd
British English
ɹˈʌn/ /hˈɒt/ /ˈænd/ /kˈəʊld
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RUN HOT and/uhnd KOHLD
UK
run HOT and KOHLD
Listen in Context
She runs hot and cold with her friends, sometimes being very friendly and other times distant.
His feelings for the project run hot and cold.
If you run hot and cold about your job, it can be hard to stay motivated.
One day he's super into me, the next he runs hot and cold — I can't figure him out.