in the hot seat
Definition
› in a position where you are responsible for important or difficult thingsDuty, obligation and responsibility
(Definition of in the hot seat from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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in the first/second place idiom
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in the flesh idiom
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in the flower of sb's youth idiom
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in the fullness of time idiom
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in the heat of the moment idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
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in the lap of luxury idiom
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in the lap of the gods idiom
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in the last/final analysis idiom
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in the light of sth idiom
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in the line of duty idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- accountable adjective
- answer for sb/sth phrasal verb
- answer for sth phrasal verb
- answer to sb phrasal verb
- answerable adjective
- commitment noun
- fail noun 2
- fall to sb phrasal verb
- had better/best do sth idiom
- hat noun
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- owe sb a living idiom
- pass the buck idiom
- pay your dues idiom
- portfolio noun (JOB)
- preserve noun (ACTIVITY)
- purview noun
- remit noun
- shoulder noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
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