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In the most intense or active stage of some activity or condition. For example, One never knows how soldiers will behave in the heat of battle , or In the heat of the moment she accepted his proposal , or In the heat of the negotiations he forgot to call his wife . [Late 1500s]

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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