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.
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hotbed of something
n. a nest of something; a gathering place of something. This office is a hotbed of lazy people.
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- a whole different animal
- a whole different ball of wax
- a whole different beast
- (something) to go on
- (something) is the new (something)
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a cancer on (something)
- (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows