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hot seat

noun

Slang.
  1. electric chair.

  2. a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation.

    I'm in the hot seat because of the contract I lost.



hot seat

noun

  1. informala precarious, difficult, or dangerous position

  2. a slang term for electric chair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hot seat1

First recorded in 1915–20
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But organizations are just as much in the hot seat as prospective employees are.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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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