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in-the-hot-seat

Adverb

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  1. (idiomatic) Under pressure to perform; under scrutiny; at the center of attention.
    They really put me in the hot seat during that last job interview. They asked lots of tough questions and videotaped the whole thing.

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  • car-seat
  • rearseat
  • take-a-back-seat

Words near in-the-hot-seat in the dictionary


  • in-the-here-and-now
  • in-the-hole
  • in-the-hopper
  • in-the-hospital
  • in-the-hot-seat
  • in-the-know
  • in-the-land-of-the-blind-the-one-eyed-man-is-king
  • in-the-lead
  • in-the-least
  • in-the-light-of

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