heatiness

heatiness n. a characteristic of certain foods or stimulants said to cause emotional or physical reactions associated with temper, fever, passion, excess, or true heat. Editorial Note: From Chinese culture and medicine. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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“Get Off Your Bike” Means “Lose Your Temper”

In Australia and New Zealand, to get off your bike means to “lose your temper or become agitated”, and Don’t get off your bike is a way of saying “Calm down.”  This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “In Australia...