not too hot—(coll.)
1. not very good or satisfactory:
- A program denouncing the evils of capitalist society is matched by one showing that things under socialism are not too hot either.
2. (also: not so hot) feeling not so well:
- I woke up today feeling not too hot. My throat is sore and I think I have a bit of a fever.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase bit hot, a—(coll.) somewhat unreasonable:
- To dismiss the lad just because he forgot to post a letter is a bit hot.
too hot to handle —(coll., of stolen property, etc.) too dangerous to deal with:
- Many stolen works of art have been recovered recently, which suggests that thieves are finding them too hot to handle.