Idioms for August

Aug. 3-31

in a dead heat

• finishing a race at exactly the same time; tied. The two students finished the race in a dead heat.

• The robotics cars ended the contest in a dead heat.

turn up the heat

• to put pressure on someone or something; • The librarians turned up the heat on students

to read.

Beat the heat

• Find ways to stay cool• I have lots of ice cream to beat the heat.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

• If the pressure or stress is too great, leave or give up

• You didn’t realize cheerleading practice was so demanding. Well, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

take the heat off (of) someone or something

• to relieve the pressure on someone or something

• The change in the deadline for the float entry takes the heat off student council.