hotbed of (something)

A place or environment full of something or where something is apt to proliferate, often something unpleasant. It seems our old town has become a hotbed of crime in the years since we've lived there.

hotbed of something

Fig. a nest of something; a gathering place of something. This office is a hotbed of lazy people. My class is a hotbed of nerds.

hotbed of something

n. a nest of something; a gathering place of something. This office is a hotbed of lazy people.

词组	hotbed of (something)
释义	hotbed of (something) hotbed of (something) A place or environment full of something or where something is apt to proliferate, often something unpleasant. It seems our old town has become a hotbed of crime in the years since we've lived there. See also: hotbed, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hotbed of something Fig. a nest of something; a gathering place of something. This office is a hotbed of lazy people. My class is a hotbed of nerds. See also: hotbed, of McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. hotbed of something n. a nest of something; a gathering place of something. This office is a hotbed of lazy people. See also: hotbed, of, something McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something) a straw will show which way the wind blows a crack at (someone or something) all right (you) wanna make something of it? all for the best a thing of the past a slew of (something)
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