not so hot

not so hot

1. Not very good; not completely healthy or well. That burger I ate wasn't so hot, but their soup was delicious! Her track record hasn't been so hot lately. We'll have to keep an eye on her work. I'm not feeling so hot this morning. I think I may have the 'flu.
2. Not as good as one believes. A: "I can't believe we have to play against last year's champions in the first game of the tournament!" B: "Eh, they're not so hot. I think we can take 'em!"
See also: hot, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

not so hot

Inf. not very good. The service here is not so hot. This restaurant is highly overrated.
See also: hot, not
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

not so/too ˈhot

(informal) not very well, healthy, etc.; not very good: ‘How do you feel today?’ ‘Not so hot.’ Her work’s not too hot, is it? I thought she’d be better than this!
See also: hot, not
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • not so/too hot
  • not too hot
  • not so hot at (something)
  • get hot
  • go like hot cakes
  • like hot cakes, go
  • hot for (something)
  • hot on
  • hot on (something)
  • too hot to handle
References in classic literature
"Then I say yes," said Stryver: "I won't go up there now, I am not so hot upon it as that comes to; I say yes, and I shall expect you to look in to-night.
Tale Of Two Cities
My pal has a hot brother, but she acts as if I should be behaving like a sister to him.When I mention how hot he is, she asks me: really?, and I have to pretend he is not so hot.
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Plasterboard has thermal qualities and will spread the heat over the surface so it's not so hot. You could also frame the wall and fix plasterboard to the frame but I would just stick plasterboard over the wall that gets hot.
SPREAD THE HEAT WALL OVER; I would buy a steam cleaner, a good quality one costs around PS150. Just blast off all the white stains. For dirt the cleaner doesn't remove, try using Lithofin MN Power-Clean. Tip of the week After finishing work for the day when painting a wall, don't wash or dip your brushes in white spirit, just wrap them in plastic and they're good to go the next day. A
But although the young centre-back would represent a brilliant long-term buy for the Blues, his Fantasy value is not so hot.
GOT THE STONES?
But although the young centreback would represent a brilliant long-term buy for the Blues, his Fantasy value is not so hot.
STONES A HARD ONE
Not so hot: blueberry muffin (460 calories, 15 grams fat, 450 milligrams sodium, 44 grams sugars).
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ITV's new pounds 4m golden girl, although she's probably not so hot with fed-up BBC bosses.
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I bought mine this way too and got not so hot tickets, but better than nothing.
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That's great on the night, not so hot on the album.
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It's absolutely beautiful and not so hot that you can't get out and enjoy the scenery.
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While the old lacquer look that many associate with Asian furniture is not so hot anymore, Coplan says that accessories--accent chests, vases, ceramics and lamps--are slowly attracting interest again.
Think Asian
If you like your lattes, teas, and cafe au laits really hot, you may be upping your risk of esophageal cancer by as much as four times over not so hot controls, and even more for those with diets high in animal fats, meat, and salt.
Some like it hot
Good publicity in the fight against our local Cosa Nostra lookalikes maybe, but not so hot when you learn that the Sicilian Mafia has thrived for a thousand years.
John Hunter Column: Trimble off on mission impossible
Martin O'Neill has made some very good buys - Carew, Young, Reo-Coker, Maloney - others not so hot.
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The girls, though, were hardworking and determined, if not so hot at DIY.
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