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hot seat
noun
a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation.
I'm in the hot seat because of the contract I lost.
hot seat
noun
informala precarious, difficult, or dangerous position
a slang term for electric chair
Word History and Origins
Origin of hot seat1
Example Sentences
But organizations are just as much in the hot seat as prospective employees are.
Gary Lineker held back tears as he signed off from his final edition of Match of the Day after 26 years in the hot seat and officially left the BBC.
Now, however, judges are denying TPS applications because the statuses are set to expire — and appearing before a judge places migrants in the "hot seat."
Match of the Day has, extraordinarily, had just five main presenters in its history - with Gary Lineker being in the hot seat for the past 26 years.
He has had an excellent grounding in football with various coaching roles but being in the hot seat yourself is very different.
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