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Definitions too hot to hold idiom  A place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed. 1901, 2006, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles, http://books.google.com/books?id=Jy_rBRz9u-MC&pg=PA18&ots=tMBUgYrOEO&dq=%22too+hot+to+hold%22&sig=nmPmi-d6fD5i3Qgy54is4AsONx4 p 18 : "He made England him, fled to Central America, and died there in 1876 of yellow fever." Etymology: hot, Hot items are stolen goods. Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for too hot to hold for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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