heat through

heat through

1. To become hot from the outside to the center. We recommend using a meat thermometer to make sure that the chicken has heated through in the oven.
2. To cause someone or something to be hot throughout. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "heat" and "through." You've got to make sure you heat the leftovers through before you eat them, or you could make yourself really sick. We came in out of the snow and stood by the roaring fire, letting it heat us through.
3. slang To cause someone to be filled with sexual desire. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "heat" and "through." His touch on the small of my back instantly heated me through.
See also: heat, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • heated
  • piping hot
  • any which way
  • red hot
  • cool down
  • cool off
  • hot and heavy
  • have one in the oven
  • have a bun in the oven
  • oven