hot as the hobs of Hell en · X
Meanings
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Extremely hot.
Climatically, it was as hot as the hobs of Hell.
1910 December 11, The Truth, Brisbane, page 7, column 6:With this, if you are wise, you take lashings of the boiled rice which is put on the tables in huge bowls. It is coconut-flavored and hot as the hobs of hell.
1974 June 8, The Bulletin, Sydney, page 44, column 3: