blow hot and cold

معنی

to keep changing your attitude towards something

مدام نظر خود را درباره‌ی چیزی عوض کردن.

مثال‌ها

1. 1Priya has been blowing hot and cold about the flat, so the agent is offering it to someone else.
2. 2My brother blows hot and cold about every hobby: guitar one month, running the next, nothing after that.
3. 3The council blew hot and cold for years, so the new cycle lane still hasn’t been built.
4. 4One day Sam wants to move to Scotland, the next he doesn’t — why does he blow hot and cold like that?
5. 5Stop blowing hot and cold and tell me whether you’re coming to the wedding or not.

دستور زبان

فقط blow تغییر می‌کند: blew، blown، blowing. ترتیب hot and cold حفظ می‌شود. چیزی که نظر درباره‌ی آن مدام عوض می‌شود بعد از about می‌آید.

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