Grammar fix
a burning question
pressing or urgent question
an important question that people are very eager to have answered, often because it is controversial, unresolved, or has significant consequences
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The burning question is whether the company will survive after the scandal.
One burning question in education today is how to balance technology use with traditional teaching methods.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: It's a burning hot question for everyone.
Say: It's a burning question for everyone.
'Burning question' is the fixed phrase — don't add 'hot'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Burning question' is the natural collocation for a pressing one; the formal paraphrase is heavy.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
burning + question
- the burning question
- a burning issue
- burning desire
- begs the question