hot seat
noun
1
slang : electric chair
2
: a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Harsin is on the proverbial hot seat after last season’s five-game losing streak. 
al, 1 Sep. 2022 Twenty-five years later, Cairo has been tasked with replacing another Hall of Famer, moving into Tony La Russa’s hot seat while the Chicago White Sox manager deals with undisclosed medical issues. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 But the third biggest asshat is here to explain his bad behavior to Bachelor Nation: Please welcome Logan and his Bosley-hair-transplant-looking bangs to the hot seat! Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Gun manufacturer executives were in the hot seat when congressional members grilled them about the roles their companies' weapons played in recent mass shootings. John Kapetaneas, ABC News, 28 July 2022 Without an official president or a dedicated prime minister, the country’s central bank and finance minister—a role also filled by Ranil Wickremesinghe—are in the hot seat. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 15 July 2022 Bizarre ninth inning sequence kills Diamondbacks comeback attempt in loss to Pirates Arizona State football, Herm Edwards slammed in college football coach hot seat ranking Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, the hot seat has become a scorcher for coach Jeremy Colliton, whose defense fell into shambles in front of goalie Marc-André Fleury, who has seen better days. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2021 USA TODAY Sports listed Edwards among 10 coaches on the hot seat for the upcoming season. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022 See More
al, 1 Sep. 2022 Twenty-five years later, Cairo has been tasked with replacing another Hall of Famer, moving into Tony La Russa’s hot seat while the Chicago White Sox manager deals with undisclosed medical issues. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 But the third biggest asshat is here to explain his bad behavior to Bachelor Nation: Please welcome Logan and his Bosley-hair-transplant-looking bangs to the hot seat! Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Gun manufacturer executives were in the hot seat when congressional members grilled them about the roles their companies' weapons played in recent mass shootings. John Kapetaneas, ABC News, 28 July 2022 Without an official president or a dedicated prime minister, the country’s central bank and finance minister—a role also filled by Ranil Wickremesinghe—are in the hot seat. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 15 July 2022 Bizarre ninth inning sequence kills Diamondbacks comeback attempt in loss to Pirates Arizona State football, Herm Edwards slammed in college football coach hot seat ranking Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, the hot seat has become a scorcher for coach Jeremy Colliton, whose defense fell into shambles in front of goalie Marc-André Fleury, who has seen better days. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2021 USA TODAY Sports listed Edwards among 10 coaches on the hot seat for the upcoming season. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1