My skin is so hot, I feel like I'm on fire.

Meaning: This means that the person has a high fever and feels very hot.

Choice of Words: Skin is the outer covering of your body. Hot means having a high temperature. Feel means to have a particular sensation or emotion. Like is used to compare two things. Fire is a hot, burning substance.

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My skin is so hot, I feel like I'm on fire.

Meaning: This means that the speaker's skin is very hot and painful, as if it were on fire. It's a way of expressing how uncomfortable and painful the heat feels.

Choice of Words: Skin is the outer layer of your body that covers your muscles and bones. Hot means having a high temperature, like a stove or a fire. Feel means to sense or experience something with your body or mind. Like means similar to or resembling something else. Fire is a hot, burning mass of flames. When you put them together, "My skin is so hot, I feel like I'm on fire" means that the speaker's skin is very hot, and it feels like they are being burned by fire.

I'm so hot, I feel like I'm going to melt.

Meaning: This means that the speaker is very hot and uncomfortable, and they feel like they are going to melt into a puddle.

Choice of Words: Hot means having a high temperature, like a stove or a fire. Melt means to change from a solid to a liquid state, like when ice cream melts in the sun. When you put them together, "I'm so hot, I feel like I'm going to melt" means that the speaker is very hot, and they feel like they are going to turn into a liquid.

It's so hot, I could fry an egg on the sidewalk.

Meaning: This means that the weather is very hot, and the ground is so hot that you could cook food on it. It's a way of expressing how hot the weather is.

Choice of Words: Hot means having a high temperature, like a stove or a fire. Fry means to cook food in hot oil or fat. Egg is a food that is laid by chickens and other birds. Sidewalk is a paved path for walking, usually found next to a road or street. When you put them together, "It's so hot, I could fry an egg on the sidewalk" means that the weather is very hot, and the sidewalk is so hot that you could cook an egg on it.

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