turn up the heat

English

Alternative forms

• turn on the heat (UK)

Verb

turn up the heat (third-person singular simple present turns up the heat, present participle turning up the heat, simple past and past participle turned up the heat)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn up,‎ heat.
2. (idiomatic) To increase the intensity of activity or discomfort.

   The discovery of a third batch of unsecured documents in a third location is turning up the heat on the White House.