run hot and cold
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run hot and cold
verb runs hot and cold · running hot and cold · ran hot and cold · run hot and cold
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To alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.
Henrietta's feelings for Delbert run hot and cold—one minute she's hopelessly in love with him, and the next she can't stand the sight of him.
Similar: blow hot and cold, hold with the hare and run with the hounds
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