- hot seat, the
- `hot ,seat, the noun INFORMALa difficult position in which you are responsible for decisions and problems that may make many people angry
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Hot seat — The term hot seat or hotseat can refer to:*Hot seat, a slang term for the electric chair *Hot Seat (talk show), a former syndicated politically orientated talk show in the United States *Hot Seat (game show), a former ABC game show in the United… … Wikipedia
the hot seat — the position of someone who is in trouble or is being asked many difficult or embarrassing questions When the company ran into financial trouble, it was the accountant who found herself in the hot seat. • • • Main Entry: ↑hot seat … Useful english dictionary
hot seat — noun 1. an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair • Syn: ↑electric chair, ↑chair, ↑death chair • Hypernyms: ↑instrument of execution 2. a diffic … Useful english dictionary
hot seat — n. the electric chair. (Underworld. See also in the hot seat.) □ Lefty, you’re headed for the hot seat. □ The hot seat is just waiting for you, Lefty … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hot seat — Synonyms and related words: ax, beheading, block, burning, capital punishment, cross, crucifixion, death chair, death chamber, decapitation, decollation, defenestration, drop, electric chair, electrocution, execution, fusillade, gallows, gallows… … Moby Thesaurus
Hot Seat (talk show) — Hot Seat was a syndicated politically orientated, though often satirical and comedic, television talk show that began in the early 1980s, hosted by conservative commentator Wally George. It was shot in the studios of KDOC, a UHF television… … Wikipedia
the hot seat — UK US noun [S] INFORMAL ► the situation of being responsible for making difficult decisions that people, often employees, may not like: »The man in the hot seat has a lot of figures to think about … Financial and business terms
hot seat — ► NOUN (the hot seat) informal 1) the position of a person who carries full responsibility for something. 2) chiefly N. Amer. the electric chair … English terms dictionary
(the) hot seat — the hot seat UK US noun informal a difficult position in which you are responsible for decisions and problems that may make many people angry Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym … Useful english dictionary
Hot Seat (game show) — Infobox television show name = Hot Seat caption = format = Game Show runtime = 30 Minutes creator = Merrill Heatter Bob Quigley starring = Jim Peck (Host) Kenny Williams (Announcer) country = USA rating = network = ABC first aired = July 12 last… … Wikipedia
