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bbclearningenglish.com Hello and welcome to The English We Speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.
I'm Feifei and I'm here with Beth.
Hi, Feifei.
I heard an interesting phrase on one of our BBC Learning English podcasts this week.
The interviewee was talking about cyber attacks on shops.
And hot on the heels of that, there were cyber attacks on airlines.
I heard this episode, it was very interesting.
Just like this phrase, hot on the heels.
It means something happens immediately after something else, often unexpectedly.
Yes, events happen one after the other with not much of a break.
For example, my cousin won a cooking competition last week and,
hot on the heels of that, she's been asked to cater for a wedding.
That's great.