"in the hot seat" meaning in All languages combined

See in the hot seat on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-in the hot seat.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in the hot seat}} in the hot seat, {{en-PP|head=in the hot seat}} in the hot seat
  1. (idiomatic) Under pressure to perform; under scrutiny; at the center of attention. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: on the hot seat
    Sense id: en-in_the_hot_seat-en-prep_phrase-QYKXSca~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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