on heat

on heat
   1. able to conceive
   Standard English of mammals other than humans, from the increased bodily temperature associated with the condition.
   2. lustful
   Of either sex:
    Are you on heat for her, Reverend? (B. Cornwell, 1993)
    Those bloody women! Like a lot of randy she-cats. And there's that bitch back again, on heat as usual. (Manning, 1962 — she was a princess, not a dog)
   In heat is less common:
    'I'm no bitch in heat,' she said between tight teeth. 'Take your paws off me.' (Chandler, 1958)
   In the heat means copulating:
    ... make love to her afterwards. Would you like to hear tapes [of] Mike Santos in the heat? (M. West, 1979 — Mr Santos was not a sprinter)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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