on the bench

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Presiding as judge in a law court, as in Lawyers are very careful when Judge Brown is on the bench. This usage alludes to the seat occupied by a judge. [Late 1200s]

Waiting for a chance to participate; also, removed from participation. For example, Mary complained that all her colleagues were going to the sales conference while she was left on the bench. This usage comes from baseball and other sports, where players not deemed ready or competent to play sit on a bench watching the game. [Early 1900s]

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on the alert, on the average, on the bandwagon, get, on the barrel, on the beam, on the bench, on the blink, on the block, on the brain, on the bum, on the button

单词	on the bench
释义	on the bench SEE SYNONYMS FOR on the bench ON THESAURUS.COM 1 Presiding as judge in a law court, as in Lawyers are very careful when Judge Brown is on the bench. This usage alludes to the seat occupied by a judge. [Late 1200s] 2 Waiting for a chance to participate; also, removed from participation. For example, Mary complained that all her colleagues were going to the sales conference while she was left on the bench. This usage comes from baseball and other sports, where players not deemed ready or competent to play sit on a bench watching the game. [Early 1900s] Words nearby on the bench on the alert, on the average, on the bandwagon, get, on the barrel, on the beam, on the bench, on the blink, on the block, on the brain, on the bum, on the button The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to on the bench idle, inactive, jobless, underemployed, down, loafing, free, disengaged, fired, out of work, resting, unoccupied, unused, at liberty, closed down, laid off, leisured, on the dole, on the shelf, out of action
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on the bench

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