Hot as the hand hammered hinges

Posted by Baceseras on July 06, 2009 at 11:55

In Reply to: Hot as the hand hammered hinges posted by Carroll on July 05, 2009 at 08:09:

: I think my father used to say "hot as the hand hammered hinges". Has anyone heard this phrase?

Those would be the "hinges of hell," already discussed on this site. Sometimes referred to as the "brass hinges of hell" - your father's version is memorable, adding alliteration's artful aid.