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in the hot seat

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in the hot seat ‎(not comparable)

  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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Last edited on 22 July 2016, at 18:59