steamed up

Idioms and Phrases

Stirred up, aroused with ardor, excitement, anger, or other strong emotion, as in She was all steamed up about the results . The precise meaning depends on the context. [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]

Example Sentences

"Looking back, the inside of the car had steamed up," said Ms Gwyn.

From BBC

After Congo, Calista picked the reptile house, which was warm warm warm—so warm that the glass in front of the snakes and turtles was half steamed up.

From Literature

We watched for probably a full hour, till our breath steamed up the glass too much to watch much more and our feet started to get sore.

From Literature

As he works the espresso machine in a bar on Zagreb's bustling Flower Square, barman Luka says he suspects that people are getting steamed up over nothing.

From BBC

How could you have known that the smooching and petting, eros and adoration was just one break down mambo hustle away — one far sided google eyed look and a lusty leer — that ever since then, that moment of truth, you’ve been steamed up, head over heels, each other’s hearts’ desire.

From New York Times

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